NEET UG 2019 · Zoology · Question 164
NEET 2019 Zoology, question 164
Question 164 of the NEET 2019 paper (code P1) is a Zoology question from Neural Control and Coordination. Its idea, Avascular Nature of the Cornea, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q164 · Zoology
Which of the following statements is correct ?
- 1Cornea is an external, transparent and protective proteinacious covering of the eye-ball.
- 2Cornea consists of dense connective tissue of elastin and can repair itself.
- 3Cornea is convex, transparent layer which is highly vascularised.
- 4Cornea consists of dense matrix of collagen and is the most sensitive portion of the eye.Official answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
The only question on Avascular Nature of the Cornea
No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.
Avascular Nature of the Cornea: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Neural Control and Coordination in ten years of NEET
15 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 8 of 10 papers, about 1.5 a paper. Structure of Eye alone had 4.