Biology GCSE
Accommodation
What Accommodation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The ciliary body contains circular ciliary muscles connected to the lens by suspensory ligaments, which control lens curvature during accommodation.
Focusing on a distant object, where the lens is pulled thin and light is refracted slightly, is part of this.
The process of changing the shape of the lens to focus on near or distant objects.
The lens changing shape to focus on near or distant objects.
Topics that use Accommodation
- The eye (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
- Coordination and control – the nervous system (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- blood-brain barrier
- cerebellum
- cerebrum
- Ciliary muscles
- collateral damage
- data interpretation
- Effectors
- eye structure
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