How the Eye Works
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Functions of parts of the human eye.
A description of how the eye works. Focusses on the functions of the retina which acts as a lens, and of the iris which decreases the amount of light allowed into the eye.
From:
GCSE Bitesize Revision Science 2: Biology
First Broadcast
:
20 April 2002
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 9-11,14-16
Subject : Biology
Topic : Cells, Humans as organisms, Life processes and living things
Keywords : Nervous system, senses, Stimuli, Eye, Vision, Sight, Iris, Lens
Notes : Good summary of the functions of one of the human senses - sight. Good study of the physiology of the eye and how it operates. Use as introduction to explore the functions and operation of the other human senses.
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