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Receptor Organs - The Eye

Investigation 1 1 . 1 To examine a sheeps eye
Procedure
1. Withapairofforcepsandscissorscutoffthefataroundtheeye. Noteanymuscle
(reddishincolour)attachedtotheoutercoveringoftheeyeball.Whatisthefunction
ofthesemuscles?
2. Lookatthefrontoftheeyeball.Makeadrawingofthefrontviewoftheeyeball.
Labelthefollowing: sclera,irisandpupil.
Front view of a sheep's eyeball
3. Makeacutinthesclerawiththepointsofapairofscissors.Cutroundtheeyeball.
withscissorsmakeaVcut
hereandthencutroundthe
eyeballasshown
nerve(white)
muscle(pink/red)
Fig. 11.1
Youwillfindawateryfluidandacolourlesslumpofjelly-likematerialflowoutof
theeyeball.Whatarethesematerialscalled?
Whataretheirfunctions?
4. Thelensmayalsobedetachedandcomeoutwiththeeyecontents.Examinethe
lens.Noteitsshapeandtexture.
5. Examinethefronthalfoftheeyeball.Lookforthecornea,iris,pupilandciliary
muscles.
6. Ablackliquidthatflowsoutfromtheeyeasyoucutit isthepigmentfromthe
choroid.Whyisthechoroidblack?
7. Lookattheinnersurfaceoftheeyeballwheretheopticnervejoinstheeye.Canyou
seeonewhitishspot?Whatisthisspotcalled?
8. Statethefunctionsofthefollowingstructures:
Sclera
Iris
Pupil
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Investigation 11.2 To examine the human eye
amirror
Procedure
1. Useaplanemirrortolookatyourlefteye.Makeadrawingofyoureye.Labelthe
following: scleroticcoat,iris,pupil,nictitatingmembrane,eyelashes.
Front view of human eye
2. Coveryourlefteyecompletelywithyourlefthand.Holdthemirrorwithyourright
hand.Countto20andthensuddenlyremoveyourlefthandfromyoureye.
Describewhatyouobserve.
Giveanexplanationforyouranswer.
3. Thechangeinsizeofthepupilisareflexaction.Namethestimulusandtheeffector
inthisaction.
Stimulus
Effector
4. (a) Make a cross on a piece of paper and a dot about 8 cm to the right of it.
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(b) Hold the paper such that the dot is close to your left eye. Cover your right eye
and, keeping the left eye fixed on the dot, move the paper slowly away from
the eye.
(i) Describe what you see throughout the experiment.
(ii) Explain your observation.