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posterior chamber

rear cavity filled with vitreous humor; maintains the shape of the eye

ora serrata

serrated boundary between the ciliary muscle and the retina

ciliary body

ring of tissue encircling the lens

ciliary zonules

ligaments connecting the ciliary body to the lens

canal of Schlemm

canal encircling the eye that returns aqueous humor to the blood

pupil

round central opening of the eye that controls the amount of light entering

anterior chamber

front cavity filled with aqueous humor; refracts light onto the retina

cornea

transparent front part of the eyeball

iris

colored portion of the eye that controls pupil size

lens

flexible structure that changes shape to focus light on the retina

ciliary processes

posterior folds of the ciliary body that secrete aqueous humor

conjunctiva

mucous membrane lining the eyelids and the anterior portion of the sclera

inferior oblique muscle

bottom muscle that elevates and turns eye laterally; oculomotor

inferior rectus muscle

muscle that turns the eye down and medially; oculomotor

medial rectus muscle

muscle that turns the eye medially; oculomotor

optic disc

blind spot where the optic nerve leaves the eye

dura mater

outer layer of the meninges continuous with the sclera

optic nerve (II)

the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain

macula lutea

posterior center of the retina with a high concentration of cones (clear, detailed vision)

fovea centralis

center of the macula lutea; highest concentration of cones

sclera

white part forming the outer covering of the eye (with the cornea)

choroid

highly vascular membrane between the retina and the sclera that provides oxygen and nourishment to the eye

superior rectus muscle

muscle that turns the eyeball upward and medially; oculomotor

retina

the light-sensitive inner surface of the back of the eye; contains rods and cones

fibrous tunic

1. sclera


2. cornea

vascular tunic

1. choroid


2. ciliary body


3. iris

sensory tunic

1. retina


2. optic nerve