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Eyes
Term | Definition |
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Lacrimal Gland: | Produces Tears |
Sclera | Attachment site for extrinsic muscles |
Optic nerve | Carries visual information |
Cornea | Provides initial refraction of light |
Pupil | Allows light to enter the eye |
Iris | Controls how much light enters the eye |
Pupillary Constrictor Muscles | Reduces the diameter of the eye |
Pupillary Dilator Muscle | increases the diameter of the eye. |
lens | Focuses light onto the retina |
Ciliary Body | Controls shape of the lens |
Vitreous Humor | Maintains shape of eye |
Choroid | Delivers oxygen to retina |
Retina | Site of photoreception |
Optic Disc | Site where axons of ganglion cells exit the back of the eye |
Superior rectus | Moves eye superiorly |
Inferior Rectus | Moves eye inferiorly |
Medial Rectus | Moves eye medially |
Lateral rectus | Moves eye laterally |
Superior Oblique | Rolls eyes inferiorly |
Inferior Oblique | Rolls eyes superiorly. |