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What is the ring around your pupil called?

The colored bit is called the iris, and is actually a muscle. it expands and contracts to make the pupil (black bit) either smaller or larger, depending how much light there is. the brighter the outside would is, the smaller the pupil gets.


What is the opening in the middle of the iris that controls the amount of light entering the eye is called?

PUPIL. It automatically becomes smaller due to contraction of Circular muscles via action of Parasympathetic nerve fibers, if light is more. And becomes bigger in size, if light is less due to contraction of the Radial muscles, via Sympathetic nerve fibers. This happens in order to protect Retina from excessive light. When there is total Solar eclipse and you go on looking at Sun, pupil will not contract and Retina gets excessive radiation from the surrounding of Sun and there by burning Retina, with permanent damage to it, causing total blindness.


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Does Mars have less light then earth?

Yes, Mars receives about half the amount of sunlight that Earth does due to its greater distance from the sun. Additionally, Mars has a thinner atmosphere that scatters and absorbs some of the sunlight that reaches the surface, further reducing the amount of light that reaches the ground.

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Does not having an iris effect your vision?

The iris is the colored area in the eye and is surrounded by the sclera,the white section in the human eye.The absence of iris affect vision. Its function is important because it is responsible for regulating the amount of light that enters the eye..Too much or too little light that gets into the eye hampers vision,.It controls the amount of light that enters the eye by opening and closing the pupil.


Why does the pupil get smaller when a bright light is shone in the eye?

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What is the ring around your pupil called?

The colored bit is called the iris, and is actually a muscle. it expands and contracts to make the pupil (black bit) either smaller or larger, depending how much light there is. the brighter the outside would is, the smaller the pupil gets.


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What is the opening in the middle of the iris that controls the amount of light entering the eye is called?

PUPIL. It automatically becomes smaller due to contraction of Circular muscles via action of Parasympathetic nerve fibers, if light is more. And becomes bigger in size, if light is less due to contraction of the Radial muscles, via Sympathetic nerve fibers. This happens in order to protect Retina from excessive light. When there is total Solar eclipse and you go on looking at Sun, pupil will not contract and Retina gets excessive radiation from the surrounding of Sun and there by burning Retina, with permanent damage to it, causing total blindness.


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How does the iris control how much light enters the eye?

The iris is the coloured membrane in the eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye by expanding and contracting. The pupil is a hole in the centre of the iris. By expanding, more light will enter the pupil and by contracting less light will enter the pupil.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(anatomy)