Eyeball Parts

cornea

Thin, clear and covers the eye which focuses the light as it enters the eye

iris

the part that has color

and controls the size of your pupil

pupil

the black dot that is in charge of how much light gets in.

lens

the part that focuses on what you see, it moves and changes depending on what you look at..

retina

light sensitive cell that contain rods and cones It sends electrical signals to the brain along the optical nerve

optic nerve

the nerve sending the messages of what you see to your brain in a split second

rods

helps you see dark and light and partners with cones

cones

tiny cells in the back of the eye that are sensitive to light and help you see color

ciliary muscle (body)

muscle that changes the shape of the lens

suspensory ligaments

holds the lens in place

vitreous

it gives your eye its shape, jelly like substance between the lens and retina

aqueous humor

fluid in the eye, found between the cornea and the lens

choroid

middle layer of the eye that contains blood vessels

sclera

white part of the eye

eye & brain

two parts of your body help you see

convex

shape of the cornea

mamilian eyeball

Name the kind of eyeball you and other mammals have.

frontal bones

bones above your eye

maxilla bones

bones on the side of your eye by your nose

ping-pong ball

size of a human eyeball

muscles

makes your eye move

eyelid

automatically shuts to protect the eye