Instructions: For each histology question, pick the one best answer. This histology test bank is also useful for the histology questions on the USMLE (USMLE step 1). Click here for answers.
1.
What structure was Crystal Gayle referring to when she sang, "Don't it make my brown eyes blue"?
a. Pupil
b. Lens
c. Cornea
d. Iris
e. Retina
2.
What makes up the bulk of the cornea?
a. Purkinje fibers
b. Myofibrils
c. Elastic fibers
d. Reticular fibers
e. Collagen fibers
3.
What is the middle layer of the eyeball?
a. Uvea
b. Rods
c. Cones
d. Bipolar cells
e. Ganglion cells
4.
Which one of the following is NOT found in the retina?
a. Bipolar cells
b. Amacrine cells
c. Rods
d. Ganglion cells
e. All of the structures listed are found in the retina
5.
What is the space posterior to the lens?
a. Anterior chamber
b. Posterior chamber
c. Vitreal cavity
d. Both a and b
e. All of a, b, and c
6.
Where is the blind spot?
a. Ciliary body
b. Optic disc
c. Fovea centralis
d. Lamina vitrea
e. Lamina cribrosa
7.
How many layers does the retina have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 5
e. 10
8.
Which of the following is NOT a layer of the cornea?
a. Bowman's membrane
b. Substantia propria
c. Descemet's membrane
d. Lamina vitrea
e. Endothelium
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