Lab 11: Eye Structures

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aqueous humor

a clear, watery fluid that helps maintain the intraocular pressure of the eye and provides nutrients for the avascular lens and cornea

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vitreous humor

maintain the eye’s shape, stabilize the retina, and allow light to pass through the retina

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<p>ciliary body</p>

ciliary body

produces aqueous humor and accomdation

<p>produces aqueous humor and accomdation </p>
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<p>lens</p>

lens

bends light rays to focus or disperse them 

<p>bends light rays to focus or disperse them&nbsp;</p>
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<p>cornea</p>

cornea

forms a clear window that is the major light bending medium of the eye

<p>forms a clear window that is the major light bending medium of the eye</p>
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retina

captures light and converts it into electrical signals that the brain can interpret as images

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<p>optic disc</p>

optic disc

serves as the exit point for the optic nerve and gathers all visual information from the retina and transmits it to the brain

<p>serves as the exit point for the optic nerve and gathers all visual information from the retina and transmits it to the brain </p>
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pupil

regulates the amount of light entering the eye 

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<p>lateral rectus (eye)</p>

lateral rectus (eye)

moves eye outward (abduction)

<p>moves eye outward (abduction) </p>
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<p>medial rectus (eye)</p>

medial rectus (eye)

moves the eye inward (adduction)

<p>moves the eye inward (adduction) </p>
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<p>superior rectus</p>

superior rectus

moves eye upwards

<p>moves eye upwards </p>
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<p>inferior rectus</p>

inferior rectus

moves eye downward

<p>moves eye downward</p>
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superior oblique (eye)

moves eye laterally and down

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inferior oblique (eye)

moves eye laterally and up

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optic tract

bundle of nerve fibers that carries visual information from the optic chiasma to the brain

<p>bundle of nerve fibers that carries visual information from the optic chiasma to the brain</p>
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<p>optic chiasma</p>

optic chiasma

processes and transmits visual information to to the brain 

<p>processes and transmits visual information to to the brain&nbsp;</p>