Labelling the eye
The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences.
In this activity, students use online or paper resources to identity and label the main parts of the human eye.
Labelling the eye
Use this interactive to label different parts of the human eye. Drag and drop the text labels onto the boxes next to the diagram. Selecting or hovering over a box will highlight each area in the diagram. If you hover your mouse over the text labels there is more information.
If you want to redo an answer, click on the box and the answer will go back to the top so you can move it to another box. If you want to check your answers, use the Reset incorrect button. This will reset incorrect answers only. When you are happy with your selection, use the Check answers button to check them. Use Reset all to practise again from the start.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
identify the main parts of the human eye
describe the functions of the different parts of the human eye.
Download the Word file (see link below).
Related content
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Useful links
View a BBC animation showing how human sight occurs.
Information on a cow’s eye dissections, eye lenses and eye structure.
