The school nurse is helping to teach a science class about the anatomy of the eye. A student asks what the biggest part of the eye is. What would the school nurse reply?
A) "The posterior chamber."
B) "The hyaloid membrane."
C) "The ocular fundus."
D) "The anterior chamber."
Ans: C
Feedback: The ocular fundus is the largest chamber of the eye and contains the vitreous humor, a clear, gelatinous substance, composed mostly of water and encapsulated by a hyaloid membrane. The anterior and posterior chamber and the hyaloid membrane are not the largest part of the eye.
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