The eye
Across
- 2. The medical term for short-sightedness (6)
- 3. The tough supporting wall of the eye (6)
- 6. The medical term for long-sightedness (9)
- 7. The pathway of information from a sensory neuron through a relay neuron in the spinal cord to a motor neuron (6,3)
- 8. Something that sets off a reaction in the nervous system. (8)
- 10. The hole in the middle of the eye. (5)
- 11. This focuses the light onto the retina. (4)
- 13. These work with the ciliary muscles to control the shape of the eye. (10,9)
- 14. These muscles contact in dim light (6)
- 15. When the eye focuses light on the retina by changing the shape of the lens (12)
- 17. These muscles contract in bright light. (8)
Down
- 1. These work with the suspensory ligaments to control the shape of the eye. (7,7)
- 4. to alter the direction (of a light wave). (7)
- 5. (the part of the brain that controls balance and co-ordination (10)
- 9. The part of the brain controlling breathing, heart rate and peristalsis (7)
- 12. The part of the eye that contains muscles allowing it to contol the diameter of the pupil (4)
- 16. The transparent outer layer found at the front of the eye, that refracts light into the eye (6)