1 | P a g e PYSC 230 UIUC EXAM 1 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES ANSWERS 2024 (NEWEST) ALREADY GRADED A+ What is light? a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation that can be conceptualized as a wave or stream of photons Cornea The transparent tissue that covers the front of the eye. Aqueous humor watery liquid found in the anterior cavity of the eye Crystalline lens - lens inside eye - used to change focus Pupil the adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters Iris muscular diaphragm surrounding pupil that regulates light entering eye by expanding and contracting pupil Vitreous humor transparent fluid that fills the large chamber in the posterior part of the eye Retina light sensitive membrane in the back of eye that contains rods and cones, receives an image from lens and send it to the brain through the optic nerve Tapetum lucidum mirror behind retina in animal eyes - helps them see in the dark Accommodation process by which the eye's lens changes shape, thus altering its reflective power Myopia2 | P a g e light focuses in front of the retina, nearsightedness Hyperopia light focuses behind