It depends on how much light your eyes receive, in dark places or when you close your eyes your pupils dilate (mydriasis) to increase the ammount of light they can take in, conversely, when looking at an intense light the pupils contract (miosis) to decrease the ammount of light. This is called the photomotor reflex and involves the sympathic (mydriasis) and parasympathic (miosis) nervous pathways.
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∙ 15y agoThis happens because the muscles in the iris (the coloured part) close in to make the pupil smaller when there is to much light to protect the little cells in your eyes. It also happens vice versa to make the pupil bigger when there is little amount of light.
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∙ 16y agoAs it gets darker, pupils get bigger. (They also get bigger when viewing something the person likes)
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∙ 12y agoOk your eyes open in the dark to let more light in. When it is very bright your pupel gets smaller to block light.
the part of the eye that controls the pupil is the iris
The Iris.
The pupil. However, as it is a hole, i.e. an absence of anything it seems odd to say it controls anything. The iris controls the size of the pupil and therefore the amount of light entering.
The iris.
Retina- light image is focused on the retina, and it contains the photosensitive receptor cells Pupil- the opening of the eye. The size of the opening is regulated by the iris Iris- pigmented part of the eye (gives people their eye color). The iris is composed of smooth muscle and controlled by reflex.
the part of the eye that controls the pupil is the iris
No. The pupil can only open to the size of the iris.
the iris
The iris is the layer that surrounds the pupil and controls the size and diameter of the pupil. It also controls the amount of light that reaches the pupil.
it is known as Iris. contraction or relaxation of iris alters the size of pupil.
The opening that is controlled by the muscles of the iris is called the pupil. The iris is responsible for adjusting the size of the pupil in response to different lighting conditions.
The Iris contains the muscles that control Pupil size.
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The Iris.
The Iris.
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The black circle in the middle of the iris in your eye is called a pupil. It dilates to adjust with sunlight.