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Eyes:

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-where you first look
-required for survival in most species
-different in size, shape and colour between species and individuals
-similar anatomy and function
-use human anatomy DIRECTIONAL terms

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Position of eyes: predatory species

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-set forward
-overlapping fields of R and L view
-large field of binocular vision
-allows concentration on NEAR objects=better for depth perception for hunting

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Position of eyes: prey species

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-more laterally
-not much overlap between L and R field views
-have a WIDE field of view
>allows awareness of surrounding, but cost of losing binocular vision

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Eye:

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-globe
-bulbus oculi

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Adnexa:

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-structures that PROTECT and move the eyeball
>fascia
>muscles
>eyelids
>conjunctiva
>lacrimal apparatus

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Orbit:

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-cavity containing the EYEBALL and most of adnexa

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Orbital CONE:

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-adnexal structures continue in a conical shape

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Periorbita:

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-most external layer of orbital fascia
*connective tissue lining the orbit

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Dog/cat and pig: bone of the orbit

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orbit rim not fully bony
>gap completed by orbital ligament

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Horse and ox: bone of the orbit

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-orbital rim fully bony

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Higher primates: bone of the orbit

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-bones completely surround the structures posterior to the eye

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Layers (tunics or coats) of the eyeball:

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-made up 3 closely attached layers
>*forming a laminated sheet

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Names of layers of the eyeball:

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  1. Fibrous tunic
  2. Vascular tunic (uvea)
  3. Nervous tunic (retina)
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Fibrous tunic:

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-external layer
-made of dense collagenous tissue
-gives form to and protects the eyeball
-only COMPLETE tunic

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Fibrous tunic includes:

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-sclera
-cornea

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Sclera:

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-OPAQUE posterior part of the fibrous tunic
-generally white (‘white of the eye), with a bluish tinge
>some species grayish due to pigments

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Cornea:

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-rostral ¼ of fibrous tunic
-bulges out
-avascular
>fed by diffusion
-interstitial fluid constantly pumped out to help transparency

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Cornea made of:

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-special DENSE connective tissue arranged in lamellar form
-lots of nerve endings

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Nerve endings of cornea:

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-make it sensitive to touch
Ex. corneal reflex checked under anesthesia

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Corneoscleral junction (limbus):

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-where the sclera and cornea come together

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Vascular tunic (uvea):

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-middle layer
-consists largely of blood vessels and SMOOTH MUSCLE

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Role of vascular tunic:

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-nourish
-regulate lens shape and size of pupil

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Vascular tunic includes:

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-choroid
-ciliary body
-iris

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Choroid is:

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-dense network of blood vessels within a heavily PIGMENTED connective tissue

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Role of choroid:
-nourish the retina -responsible for the ‘red eye’ in our pictures >seeing th blood vessels
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Ciliary body:
-suspends lens -regulates curvature of lens -production of aqueous humor
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Iris:
-SUSPENDED between cornea and lens -only internal structure seen through cornea without instruments -FLAT RING attached at periphery to sclera *adjusts size of pupil=controls amount of light coming in
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Iris shape:
may change among species/individuals
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Iris colour:
-determines ‘colour of the eye’ -most melanin=dark brown -albino eyes have no melanin=appear red -other colours are in between
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Iris muscles types:
-sphincter -dilators
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Sphincter muscles of iris:
-near internal margin
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Dilator muscles of iris:
-arranged radially
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Pupil:
-opening in iris CENTER -appears black because fundus is dark
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Cat pupil:
-slit when constricted -round when opens
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Pupil in dog:
-round
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Pupil in ox and horses:
-oval
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Iridic granules:
-corpora nigra -irregular outgrowth of posterior iris epithelium, containing COILS of capillaries -usually seen on upper pupil margin in UNGULATES -may provide ‘shades’
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Ciliary body components:
-zonular fibers -ciliary processes -ciliary muscle
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Zonular fibers:
-attach to the EQUATOR of the lens to suspend it
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Ciliary processes:
radial ridges -anchor for ZONULAR fibers
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Ciliary muscles:
-attach ciliary processes to sclera -smooth muscle -used for ACCOMMODATION to focus on near/far objects
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Tapetum lucidum causes:
-‘eye shine’ in animals at night >different from red-eye in humans
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What is the tapetum lucidum?
-variously coloured, light-reflected area in the dorsal fundus of the choroid
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Role of tapetum lucidum:
-reflects and thus AMPLIFIES the low light at dark -nocturnal adaptation to aid vision in dark >humans and pigs don’t have it
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Carnivores tapetum lucidum:
-CRYSTAL rods within tapetal cells are arranged so the light is split >acting ad microscopic prisms
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Herbivores tapetum lucidum:
-same results -uses BRICKLIKE arrangement of collagen fibers
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Nervous tunica (retina):
-most internal layer -lines the choroid all the way to the margin of pupil -responsible for vision
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Nervous tunica (retina) role:
-most directly involved with vision >converts visual signal to nerve impulses
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Nervous tunica is:
-an extension of the BRAIN and connected to it by optic nerve
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Optic nerve is covered by:
-meninges
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Nervous tunica (retina) made of:
-largely made of NERVES -2 layers from embryonic optic cup >appose but not firmly attached
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2 layers from embryonic optic cup names:
1. Outer pigmented retina 2. Inner neuroepithelial retina
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Outer pigmented retina:
-firmly attached to choroid -lacks pigment over tapetum lucidum
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Inner neuroepithelial retina:
-photoreceptors (rods and cones) in CAUDAL 2/3rd of fundus -phototransduction
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2 layers appose but not firmly attached:
-inner layer kept in place by VITREOUS humor -retinal detachment occurs and can be fused back using laser
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All mammals possess:
-cones
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Nocturnal species: cones
-few cones
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Trichromatic vision:
-only old world higher primates -red, green, blue
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Dichromatic vision:
-most mammals -only have 2 cone pigments with different spectra -red/green colour blind (can see blue/yellow)
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Rodents vision:
-can see ultraviolet
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Our world is less colourful then:
-birds -fish -insects
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Ocular media kinds:
-aqueous humor -vitreous humor
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Aqueous humor:
-clear fluid >electrolytes, glucose, AA and ascorbic acid
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Role of aqueous humor:
-nourish and waste removal for cornea and LENS -maintain intraocular pressure -transmit and refract (BEND) light
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Portions of aqueous humor:
-anterior chamber: between cornea and iris -posterior chamber: between iris and lens
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Aqueous humor produced by:
-epithelial cells of ciliary body
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Aqueous humor absorbed in:
-filtration (iridocorneal) angle bye venous plexus at PECTINATE LIGAMENTS
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Vitreous humor:
-forms 2/3rd of eyeball volume -gel-like (98% water, 2% collagen and hyaluronic acid) -encapsulated in vitreous body *CONSTANT: not normally produce/absorbed
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Role of vitreous humor:
-maintain shape of eye -maintain position of RETINA -transmit and refract (bend) light
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Lens shape:
-biconvex -nucleus surrounded by ELASTIC fiber layers
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Lens enclosed in a:
-CAPSULE
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Lens suspended by:
-zonular fibers
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Lens properties:
-avascular (fed by diffusion) -dehydrated (60-75% water) >to help with CLARITY
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Lens function:
-transmit and refract (bend) light
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Lens involved in:
-accommodation
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Lens at rest:
-stretched out to focus on far objects (always want to be ready for danger signals)
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Parasympathetic on lens:
-causes ciliary muscles to contract (collectively act as a large SPINCTER) *relieves tension on ZONULAR FIBERS >allows lens to become rounder to focus on near objects
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Lens in older animals:
-can become CLOUDY (cataract) and less flexible (far-sighted)

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