MCQ Questions
Q.1.
How many ossicles are found in the ear?
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    iris
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    False
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    amplitude
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    three
Q.2.
What is the portion of the eye that allows light to pass into the posterior chamber?
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    apex
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    True
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    iris
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    False
Q.3.
As the ciliary muscle relaxes, the suspensory ligaments tighten and stretch the lens, allowing for distance vision.
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    iris
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    apex
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    True
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    False
Q.4.
Damage to the medial portion of the optic chiasm, cause by a pituitary tumor, would lead to __________.
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    interstitial fluid
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    maculae/static equilibrium
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    All of the listed responses are correct.
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    loss of peripheral vision
Q.5.
Which structure is NOT matched with its function?
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    ciliary body: focus the pupil
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    tarsal glands: produce tears
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    optic disc
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    the choroid
Q.6.
Which middle ear ossicle is attached to, and transmits vibratory motion to, the oval window?
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    stapes
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    apex
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    False
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    hair cells
Q.7.
Which portion of the ear is responsible for sound transduction?
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    the cochlea
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    suprachiasmatic nucleus
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    the brain stem
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    the cochlear hair cells
Q.8.
Which part of the visual pathway is responsible for our daily biorhythms?
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    the choroid
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    maculae/static equilibrium
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    hair cells
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    suprachiasmatic nucleus
Q.9.
In glaucoma, damage occurs primarily to the ______.
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    ganglion cells in the retina
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    loss of peripheral vision
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    nyctalopia: night blindness
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    All of the listed responses are correct.
Q.10.
In a 30 year old man who has red-green color blindness, light having a wavelength of 530 nm is perceived as being green. This man ______.
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    maculae/static equilibrium
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    perceives that red light has a green color
Q.11.
This image best illustrates an eyeball that is __________.
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    olfactory tracts
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    convergence
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    emmetropic
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    ampulla
Q.12.
Name the structure represented by (1).
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    malleus, incus, stapes
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    olfactory tracts
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    to replace gustatory cells that are damaged
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    tympanic membrane
Q.13.
Information from balance (equilibrium) receptors is processed in __________.
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    False
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    apex
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    the brain stem
Q.14.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the lens?
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    It is made of simple squamous epithelium.
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    The tastant must contact the basal epithelial cells of the taste buds.
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    having a non-functional vestibular apparatus
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
Q.15.
During otitis media, large amounts of fluid or pus may accumulate in the tympanic cavity; the fluid is primarily ______.
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    interstitial fluid
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    loss of peripheral vision
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    maculae/static equilibrium
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    having a non-functional vestibular apparatus
Q.16.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for something to be tasted?
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    The tastant must contact the basal epithelial cells of the taste buds.
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    Nyctalopia affects vision in the fovea centralis, resulting in impaired vision.
Q.17.
Which accessory eye structure is NOT correctly matched with its function?
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    tarsal glands: produce tears
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    suprachiasmatic nucleus
Q.18.
Transduction of lower frequency sound waves occurs at the __________ of the cochlea.
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    apex
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    three
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    the cochlea
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    False
Q.19.
Where are equilibrium receptors located?
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    It is made of simple squamous epithelium.
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    Odorants dissolve in the mucus and bind to receptors.
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    the superior olivary nucleus
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    in the semicircular canals and in the vestibule of the ear
Q.20.
Name the muscle at D.
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    convergence
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    inferior rectus
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    ampulla
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    malleus, incus, stapes
Q.21.
At rest, when no sound is entering the cochlea, the hair cells send no signal.
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    True
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    umami
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    False
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    iris
Q.22.
What type of channel is responsible for the initial changes in the membrane potential of the hair cells, which ultimately determines the cochlear nerve response to sound?
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    head position in space
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    the cochlea
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    mechanically gated
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    suprachiasmatic nucleus
Q.23.
Atropine eye drops are used to temporarily paralyze the accommodation reflex and as a long-lasting pupil dilating agent, or mydriatic. What action causes the dilation effect?
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    loss of peripheral vision
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    blocked contraction of sphincter pupillae muscle
Q.24.
Name the types of papillae that contain taste buds.
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    They conduct sound waves and amplify the vibrations within the middle ear.
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    to replace gustatory cells that are damaged
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    ampulla
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    fungiform, foliate, and vallate
Q.25.
Which of these is NOT found in the olfactory epithelium?
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    convergence
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    olfactory tracts
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    fibrous
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    C
Q.26.
Which of the following is the basic taste quality responsible for the amino acid flavor of steak?
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    iris
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    umami
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    False
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    maculae/static equilibrium
Q.27.
Most taste buds are located __________.
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    Contraction of the ciliary muscles is required for hyperopic individuals to clearly see distant objects.
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    It is made of simple squamous epithelium.
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    on the top surface of the fungiform papillae
Q.28.
As light hits the retina, the first structure the light encounters is a rod or a cone.
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    umami
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    False
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    three
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    apex
Q.29.
What structure helps us localize sound?
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    optic disc
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    on the top surface of the fungiform papillae
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    ciliary body: focus the pupil
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    the superior olivary nucleus
Q.30.
How are the olfactory receptors activated?
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    head position in space
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    Contraction of the ciliary muscles is required for hyperopic individuals to clearly see distant objects.
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    Odorants dissolve in the mucus and bind to receptors.
Q.31.
In theory, cataracts could be prevented by invention of a treatment that would ______.
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    The tastant must contact the basal epithelial cells of the taste buds.
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    It is made of simple squamous epithelium.
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    increase diffusion rates within the lenses
Q.32.
Which layer of the eye is indicated by letter A?
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    A and B
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    fibrous
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    emmetropic
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    C
Q.33.
What term refers to the eye's moving medially to track items close at hand?
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    contract the ciliary body
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    convergence
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    malleus, incus, stapes
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    fibrous
Q.34.
Identify the type of neuron that would be secreting neurotransmitter in the light.
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    ampulla
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    A and B
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    A
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    C
Q.35.
Aqueous humor forms during capillary filtration in the __________?
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    ciliary body: focus the pupil
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    the choroid
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    ciliary body
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    hair cells
Q.36.
Identify the function of (2) in this image.
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    C
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    They conduct sound waves and amplify the vibrations within the middle ear.
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    A
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    B
Q.37.
What is the purpose of the cell at letter B?
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    malleus, incus, stapes
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    They conduct sound waves and amplify the vibrations within the middle ear.
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    to replace gustatory cells that are damaged
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    fungiform, foliate, and vallate
Q.38.
Which of the following are the receptors for static equilibrium?
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    optic disc
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    hair cells
Q.39.
The semicircular canals are adapted to detect static equilibrium.
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    hair cells
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    False
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    rods
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    stapes
Q.40.
Which of the following is true of receptors for dynamic equilibrium?
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    The tastant must contact the basal epithelial cells of the taste buds.
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    Nyctalopia affects vision in the fovea centralis, resulting in impaired vision.
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
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    having a non-functional vestibular apparatus
Q.41.
If the optic chiasma is destroyed but the rest of the visual pathway to the brain is not damaged, the result would be ______.
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    loss of peripheral vision on both the far right and far left sides of the visual field
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    right eye: inferior oblique left eye: superior rectus
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    loss of peripheral vision
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    The receptors for dynamic equilibrium respond to rotational forces.
Q.42.
Which of the following correctly matches the equilibrium receptor organs to the type of equilibrium it monitors?
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    umami
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    maculae/static equilibrium
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    The lens focuses light on the retina.
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    suprachiasmatic nucleus
Q.43.
Height of a wave is called the __________.
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    head position in space
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    amplitude
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    optic disc
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    Nyctalopia affects vision in the fovea centralis, resulting in impaired vision.
Q.44.
Choose the correctly paired terms.
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    tarsal glands: produce tears
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    nyctalopia: night blindness
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    head position in space
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    ciliary body: focus the pupil
Q.45.
Which structure provides the vascular support for the eye?
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    the superior olivary nucleus
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    optic disc
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    ciliary body: focus the pupil
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    the choroid