Physiology of the Eye

Practice Questions

MCAT Social and Behavioral Sciences › Physiology of the Eye

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Which of the following terms describes the inability to focus vision on close-up objects?

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Which division of the nervous system controls the dilator pupillae and is known as the iris dilator muscle?

3

In myopia, which of the following abilities is impaired?

4

Diana takes the subway to and from school every day. Her family’s apartment, situated in a low-income neighborhood of New York City, is a thirty-minute walk from the subway station. During her trips to the subway, Diana loves to watch people work, play, and socialize. She feels very safe in her community because she trusts the people around her.

Diana’s mother is having trouble seeing clearly. The lens of her eye appears white and cloudy. Which of the following most likely describes this situation?

5

Which of the following structures of the eye is not responsible for the refraction and focusing of light?

6

Which of the following is not a primary function of the extrinsic eye muscles?

7

Which muscle is responsible for changing the shape of the lens during accommodation?

8

Deficits in which cranial nerve could cause ptosis (i.e. the drooping of the upper eyelid)?

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Which of the following is the term for the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to bring close or distant objects into focus on the retina?

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In order to successfully accommodate for changes in depth of field, lens of the eye must perform which of the following functions when re-focusing on a closer object?

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