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20 Cards in this Set
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sclera |
the tough, fibrous outer coating of the eye, called the white of the eye |
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Anterior chamber |
Area in front of the iris and filled with aqueous humor |
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Cornea |
The clear transparent dome containing +43.00 diopters of power |
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Bulbar |
Pertaining to the globe |
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Choroid |
Vascular intermediate coat that provides nourishment to parts of the eyeball |
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Conjunctiva |
A clear mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the eyeball |
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Crystalline Lens |
A transparent lens between the aqueous and the vitreous providing accommodation for focusing and ranges in power from +14.00 to +17.00 diopters |
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Diopter |
Unit of measurement of strength or refractive power of a lens |
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Extraocular muscles |
The six muscles that enable movement of the eye |
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Fovea |
Small depression in the retina at the center of the macula adapted for most acute vision |
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Iris |
Colored part of the eye which regulates the amount of light entering the eye |
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Limbus |
Boundary between the cornea and the sclera. About 1 mm in diameter |
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Macula |
Small area of the retina that surrounds the fovea and contains cone cells |
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Optic Nerve |
Nerve that carries impulses from the retina to the brain |
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Posterior Chamber |
The large space between the back of the crystalline lens to the retina containing vitreous fluid |
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Pupil |
Circular opening in the center of the iris that allows light to pass through the eye to the retina |
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Retina |
Innermost coat of the eye. Formed of sensitive nerve cells called rods and cones |
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Vitreous Humor |
Transparent gelatinous material filling the eyeball behind the lens |
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Ciliary Body |
Produces aqueous humor that fills the anterior chamber |
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Suspensory Ligaments |
Tiny muscles that attach to the ciliary body and assist in lens accommodation |
