EYE DEVELOPMENT AND HISTOLOGY MCQS
1- Which of the following structures forms rst during eye development?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Optic cup
d. Cornea
2- Which layer of cells gives rise to the lens during eye development?
a. Neural retina
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Optic vesicle
d. Corneal epithelium
3- What is the function of the iris during
a. To control the amount of light entering the eye
b. To form the lens
c. To provide pigmentation to the eye
d. To form the cornea
4- Which of the following structures forms from a ring of pigmented cells surrounding the optic
cup?
a. Lens
b. Iris
c. Retina
d. Cornea
5- Which layer of cells forms the photoreceptor cells in the retina during eye development?
a. Neural retina
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Optic vesicle
d. Corneal epithelium
6- Which structure begins as a thin layer of epithelial cells and eventually thickens to become
the transparent structure of the eye?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Cornea
d. Iris
7- Which of the following structures supplies the eye with oxygen and nutrients during
development?
a. Optic nerve
b. Neural retina
c. Pigmented epithelium
d. Blood vessels
, 8- Which structure forms from an invagination of the optic vesicle during eye development?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Optic cup
d. Cornea
9- Which layer of cells forms the blood vessels that supply the eye with oxygen and nutrients
during development?
a. Neural retina
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Optic vesicle
d. Blood vessels
10- What is the function of the cornea during eye development?
a. To refract light as it enters the eye
b. To provide pigmentation to the eye
c. To form the lens
d. To control the amount of light entering the eye
11- Which of the following structures forms the outer layer of the eye during development?
a. Cornea
b. Sclera
c. Iris
d. Lens
12- What is the function of the sclera during eye development?
a. To provide support and protection to the eye
b. To form the lens
c. To provide pigmentation to the eye
d. To control the amount of light entering the eye
13- Which layer of cells gives rise to the sclera during eye development?
a. Corneal epithelium
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Neural retina
d. Optic vesicle
14- Which structure forms from the invagination of the optic vesicle and eventually becomes the
eye chamber during eye development?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Optic cup
d. Cornea
15- Which of the following structures forms the inner layer of the eye during development?
a. Retina
b. Choroid
c. Sclera
d. Iris
1- Which of the following structures forms rst during eye development?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Optic cup
d. Cornea
2- Which layer of cells gives rise to the lens during eye development?
a. Neural retina
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Optic vesicle
d. Corneal epithelium
3- What is the function of the iris during
a. To control the amount of light entering the eye
b. To form the lens
c. To provide pigmentation to the eye
d. To form the cornea
4- Which of the following structures forms from a ring of pigmented cells surrounding the optic
cup?
a. Lens
b. Iris
c. Retina
d. Cornea
5- Which layer of cells forms the photoreceptor cells in the retina during eye development?
a. Neural retina
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Optic vesicle
d. Corneal epithelium
6- Which structure begins as a thin layer of epithelial cells and eventually thickens to become
the transparent structure of the eye?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Cornea
d. Iris
7- Which of the following structures supplies the eye with oxygen and nutrients during
development?
a. Optic nerve
b. Neural retina
c. Pigmented epithelium
d. Blood vessels
, 8- Which structure forms from an invagination of the optic vesicle during eye development?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Optic cup
d. Cornea
9- Which layer of cells forms the blood vessels that supply the eye with oxygen and nutrients
during development?
a. Neural retina
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Optic vesicle
d. Blood vessels
10- What is the function of the cornea during eye development?
a. To refract light as it enters the eye
b. To provide pigmentation to the eye
c. To form the lens
d. To control the amount of light entering the eye
11- Which of the following structures forms the outer layer of the eye during development?
a. Cornea
b. Sclera
c. Iris
d. Lens
12- What is the function of the sclera during eye development?
a. To provide support and protection to the eye
b. To form the lens
c. To provide pigmentation to the eye
d. To control the amount of light entering the eye
13- Which layer of cells gives rise to the sclera during eye development?
a. Corneal epithelium
b. Pigmented epithelium
c. Neural retina
d. Optic vesicle
14- Which structure forms from the invagination of the optic vesicle and eventually becomes the
eye chamber during eye development?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Optic cup
d. Cornea
15- Which of the following structures forms the inner layer of the eye during development?
a. Retina
b. Choroid
c. Sclera
d. Iris
