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20 Cards in this Set
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Sclera |
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 filled with aqueous humor. |
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Cornea |
Clear dome containing +43 diopters of power. |
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Bulbar |
Pertaining of the globe |
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Choroid |
Vascular intermediate coat providing nourishment to parts of the eye. |
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Conjunctiva |
Clear mucous membrane lining the eyelid, covering the eyeball. |
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Crystalline lens |
Clear lens between the aqueous and vitreous assisting +14 to +17 diopters of power. |
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Diopter |
Unit measuring strength or refractive power of lens. |
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Extraoculer pressure |
Six muscles enabling movement of the eye. |
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Fovea |
Small depression in the retina, center of the macula adjusting to sharp vision. |
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IRIS |
Color part of the eye minimizing light entering the eye. |
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Limbus |
About 1mm in diameter between the cornea and sclera |
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Macula |
Tiny area of the retina, surrounds the fovea, holds cone cells. |
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Optic nerve |
Nerve that carries signals from the retina to the brain. |
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Posterior chamber |
Large space between the back of the crystalline lens to the retina holding vitreous fluid. |
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Pupil |
Circular center opening of the iris allowing light to pass thru the eye to the rectna. |
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Retina |
Innermost coat of the eye. Has sensitive nerve cells called rods and cones. |
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Vitreous humor |
Clear gel material filing the eyeball to the back of the lens. |
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Ciliary body |
Makes aqueous humor fills the anterior chamber. |
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Suspensory ligament |
Tiny muscles that attach to the ciliary body accommodates the lens. |
