Basic Eye Anatomy Worksheet

1. The eye is part of which nervous system? The CNS.

2. What types of tissues give the eye protection? Fatty and connective.

3. What structure in the eye produces tears? Lacrimal glands.

4. What acts as an antibacterial layer in the eye? The conjunctiva.

5. What is the cornea? The transparent layer that is the anterior part of the sclera, a tough fibrous connective tissue that protects the eye.

The Choriod is the middle layer of the eye that contains blood vessels and provides the eye with nutrition.

6. What layer of the eye contains the rods and cones? The retina.

7. What is the function of the rods? The cones? The rods are for night vision and the cones are for daylight and color vision.

8. What is the colored part of the eye? The iris.

9. What structure allows light to enter the eye? The pupil.

10. Sketch picture of eye with following labeled: lacrimal glands, eyelashes, iris, pupil, cornea, lens, eyelid, sclera, choroids, optic nerve, and retina