Statistics for Parts of the Eye

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Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
Defines eye colour	Iris	93%
Hair growing at the edge of the eyelid	Eyelashes	87%
Closes the eye	Eyelid	86%
Opening in the above	Pupil	84%
Transparent outermost layer	Cornea	83%
Light-sensitive layer	Retina	78%
Removed in cataract surgery	Lens	72%
White of the eye	Sclera	61%
Cranial nerve that transmits visual information to the brain	Optic Nerve	50%
"Humour" (fluid) in the back of the eye	Vitreous Humour	50%
Photoreceptor cell sensitive to colour	Cones	47%
Photoreceptor cell sensitive to light and dark	Rods	43%
"Humour" (fluid) in the front of the eye	Aqueous Humour	37%
Lines the eyelids and whites of the eye	Conjunctiva	29%
Yellow area at the back of eye that commonly degenerates	Macula	29%
Contracts and relaxes to change focus	Ciliary Body	28%
Small pit responsible for central vision	Fovea	28%
Fluid-filled chamber in front of the coloured part	Anterior Chamber	22%
Pigmented vascular layer	Choroid	21%
Optic ___: exit point for nerve cells that corresponds to the 'blind spot'	Optic Disc	17%
Fluid-filled chamber behind the coloured part	Posterior Chamber	17%
Muscle that moves the eye towards the nose	Medial Rectus	13%
Muscle that elevates the eye	Superior Rectus	13%
Cranial nerve that moves the eye away from the nose	Abducens Nerve	12%
Muscle that turns the eye outwards	Inferior Oblique	12%
Muscle that depresses the eye	Inferior Rectus	12%
Muscle that moves the eye away from the nose	Lateral Rectus	12%
Cranial nerve that transmits most movements of the eye	Oculomotor Nerve	12%
Muscle that turns the eye inwards	Superior Oblique	12%
Cranial nerve that turns the eye inwards	Trochlear Nerve	11%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Zygomatic	11%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Lacrimal	8%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Sphenoid	8%
Fibrous ring that holds the above in place	Zonule of Zinn	8%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Frontal	7%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Maxillary	7%
Vascular middle layer, collectively	Uvea	7%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Ethmoid	5%
Muscle that allows for less light to pass into the eye	Iris Sphincter	5%
Artery supplying the extraocular muscles	Ophthalmic Artery	5%
Lymphatic-like vessel that drains the front of the eye	Canal of Schlemm	4%
Muscle that closes the eyelids	Orbicularis Oculi	4%
Bone forming the orbit of the eye	Palatine	3%
Muscle that allows for more light to pass into the eye	Iris Dilator	1%