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16 Cards in this Set
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Solera
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white fibrous outer layer of eye which protects the eye and acts as an attachment site for eye muscles.
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Cornea
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The transparent window of the eye which helps focus entering light rays
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Iris
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Colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil and regulates its size. It is composed of smooth muscle.
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Ciliary body
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Eye structure that secretes aqueous humor
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Aqueous humor and where is it secreted from?
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It is a watery fluid filling the anterior portion of the eye which nourishes the cornea and lens and helps maintain eye shape and contains the ciliary muscle.
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Chorioid
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has blood vessels to nourish eye
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Pupil
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circular opening in teh center of the iris which allows light to enter
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Suspensory ligaments
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strong fibers holding the lens in position
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lens
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adjusts shape to focus in the porcess called accommodation
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retina
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inner layer of the eye containing the visual receptor cells (rods and cones, photoreceptors)
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Macula lutea
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Central region of the retina
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fovea
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depression in the center of the macula where the sharpest vision is produced
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optic disk
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where nerve fibers of the retina leave the eye and join with the optic nerve
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Optic nerve
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carry nerve impulses to occipital lobe for deciphering vision
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Conjunctova
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mucous membrane lining the inside of the eyelids and cevering the inside lining of the convering over the eyeball
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Vitreous humor
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fluid between the lens and retina of the eye which helps protect and maintain shape
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