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22 Cards in this Set
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sclera |
white color in life |
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cornea |
front of the eye, clear in real life |
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vascular and fibrous tunic |
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choroid |
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iris |
the color part of the eye |
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pupil |
the black part of the eye |
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ciliary body? |
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suspensory ligament |
ligament right next to the lens, holds it in place |
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sensory retina |
innermost layer of the eye, the visual receptor or nervous portion of the eye |
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fovea centralis |
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blind spot |
portion of the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye |
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lens |
to refract the light |
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posterior cavity |
large back part of the eye, filled with vitreous humor |
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anterior cavity |
normally filled with aqueous humor, the front part of the eye |
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anterior chamber |
portion of the anterior cavity in front of the iris |
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posterior chamber |
very small portion of the anterior between lend and iris |
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optic nerve |
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canal of schlemm |
tiny hole at the junction of the cornea and sclera for drainage of aqueous humor from the anterior cavity |
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vitreous humor |
humor in posterior cavity |
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tapetum lucidum |
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color blindness |
when you can't see color |
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astigmatism |
an irregular curvature from cornea, lens or retina of the eye |
