AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ocular reflexes are the simplest ocular motor responses. Ocular reflexes compensate for the condition of the cornea and for changes in the visual stimulus. For example, the eye blink reflex protects the cornea from drying out and from contact with foreign objects.

Detailed explanation-2: -The afferent limb of the blink reflex is mediated by sensory fibers of the supraorbital branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V1) and the efferent limb by motor fibers of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII).

Detailed explanation-3: -Contact with the cornea initiates 2 reflexes: blink reflex (corneal reflex) and tear production. The corneal blink reflex is caused by a loop between the trigeminal sensory nerves and the facial motor (VII) nerve innervation of the orbicularis oculi muscles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The corneal reflex, also known as the blink reflex or eyelid reflex, is an involuntary blinking of the eyelids elicited by stimulation of the cornea (such as by touching or by a foreign body), though it could result from any peripheral stimulus.