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The object pulled on by ciliary muscles to bend light is the lens of the eye. The ciliary muscles change the shape of the lens, which allows the eye to focus on objects at different distances.

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What happen to the lens when veiwing distance object?

When viewing a distant object, the ciliary muscles in the eye relax, causing the lens to flatten. This allows the lens to focus the incoming light rays from the distant object onto the retina for a clear image to be formed.


What is the shape of the lens controlled by?

the iris!!! iris is the coloured part of your eye,and its a muscle that controls your pupil(the black dot) to let how much light you're eye needs. The iris regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the pupil.


How does the focal length of eye changes from a near object to far object?

When you're looking at a near object, the light rays converge at a point behind the retina so the focal length of your eye increases so that the parallel rays of light converge on the back of the retina. Therefore, if you're looking from a near object to a far object, the focal length of your eye should decrease back to its normal, relaxed size.


How does the focal length of the lens change when you sift looking from a distant object to nearby object?

When shifting focus from a distant object to a nearby object, the lens focal length increases to bring the nearby object into focus. This adjustment allows the lens to refract light rays at different angles to converge at the sensor or film plane, producing a sharp image of the nearby object.


What happens when you look at an object that is far away?

When you look at an object that is far away, the light rays reflecting off the object appear more parallel by the time they reach your eyes. This causes the lens in your eye to flatten, which helps focus the image on the retina. Your brain then processes this information to perceive the distant object as smaller and potentially less detailed compared to closer objects.

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What happen to the lens when veiwing distance object?

When viewing a distant object, the ciliary muscles in the eye relax, causing the lens to flatten. This allows the lens to focus the incoming light rays from the distant object onto the retina for a clear image to be formed.


Explain how the eye focuses on distant objects?

When looking at a distant object, the ciliary muscles in the eye relax, causing the lens to flatten. This allows the light rays from the distant object to focus directly on the retina at the back of the eye, creating a clear image.


What term describes the structure that holds the lens of the eye in place?

Ciliary Muscle


How is the human eye able to see near and far objects clearly?

The human eye has the ability to absorb light that is emitted and reflected from the environment. Visible light rays from some source, such as the Sun or a lamp, are emitted and transmitted. Light is absorbed from any and every object that it touches. That object absorbs the light that the corresponding pigment is able to absorb, such as chlorophyll absorbing red light. That light is absorbed into the eye and is processed to the brain via the optical nerve to create an image. Of course, any eye disorder, such as myopia or astigmatism, hinders the ability for the light to be properly processed and to be seen clearly by the eye.


What is the shape of the lens controlled by?

the iris!!! iris is the coloured part of your eye,and its a muscle that controls your pupil(the black dot) to let how much light you're eye needs. The iris regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the pupil.


The function of the lens is to?

The function of the lens is to focus light onto the retina at the back of the eye. It adjusts its shape using ciliary muscles to help the eye see objects at different distances by changing its focal length.


How does the focal length of eye changes from a near object to far object?

When you're looking at a near object, the light rays converge at a point behind the retina so the focal length of your eye increases so that the parallel rays of light converge on the back of the retina. Therefore, if you're looking from a near object to a far object, the focal length of your eye should decrease back to its normal, relaxed size.


What two involuntary muscles make up the front part of the eye?

The two involuntary muscles that make up the front part of the eye are the iris and the ciliary body. The iris controls the size of the pupil, regulating the amount of light entering the eye. The ciliary body adjusts the shape of the lens, enabling the eye to focus on near or distant objects.


What does the ciliary muscle of the eye control?

The ciliary muscles are sphincter muscle that controls the thickness of the lens. Each eye has a ciliary muscle around the lens of the eye. When the muscle contracts the lens gets compressed, and therefore thicker, meaning that it refracts light more (and shortens the focal distance). When it relaxes the reverse is true. They are innervated by parasympathetic fibres originating in the occulomotor nucelus of the midbrain which travel (along with somatic fibres to the extrinsic muscles of the eye) along the occulomotor nerve (cranial nerve III). okkk


Which eye parts helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens?

The ciliary muscles which relax to help the eye see far away by expanding and pulling the lens and stretching it and contract to scrunch the lens up and see close up. By shrinking the lens, they allow it to bend light at a more drastic angle to focus on close up images.


How does the focal length of the lens change when you sift looking from a distant object to nearby object?

When shifting focus from a distant object to a nearby object, the lens focal length increases to bring the nearby object into focus. This adjustment allows the lens to refract light rays at different angles to converge at the sensor or film plane, producing a sharp image of the nearby object.


What controls the thickness of the lens to help focus light on the retina?

The ciliary muscles control the thickness of the lens in the eye. When the ciliary muscles contract, the lens thickens to focus on near objects, and when they relax, the lens thins to focus on distant objects.