Eye Anatomy I
Eye Anatomy II
Bill Nye I
Bill Nye II
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The white part of your eyeball. A tough material that covers most of your eyeball

Sclera

100

The beginning of your optic nerve.  It is also the entry point for the major blood vessels that supply the retina.

Optic Disc

100

These organs help us focus on the world around us.

Eyes

100

The             help protect the eye and keep it moist.

eyelids

200

The clear dome that sits in front of the colored part of your eye. This external (outside) layer of tissue helps your eye focus when light shines through.

Cornea

200

The “great messenger in the back of your eye.” Its nerve fibers carry millions of messages from the eye to the brain!

Optic Nerve

200

Our eyes let us see             , see how far away things are, and how big things are.

colors

200

The       is the part of the eye with the color; darker eyes have more melanin.

iris

300

The colored part of your eye. It has  the pupil in its center.

Iris

300

The clear part of the eye, behind the iris. It lets the eye focus on objects near and far.

Lens

300

Some scientists think the eye is part of the               , because the nerves are so complicated.

brain

300

The              is made of 2 kinds of cells, rods and cones.

retina

400

The black circle in the middle of the colored part of your eye (iris). This tissue gets bigger or smaller in response to changes in light

Pupil

400

It is                 to sneeze with your eyes open

impossible
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The         is the clear part that light goes through.

lens

400

An image will be             if it doesn’t focus in the right place.

blurry

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Located at the back of your eye. This thin layer of tissue contains light-sensitive cells called rods and cones. It sends signals to your brain to interpret what you’re seeing

Retina

500

Your eyes will focus on about          things per second

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The           changes how much light comes into our eyes.

pupil

500

The              change shape to focus on something close or far away

lenses

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