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Anatomy Of The Eye Flashcards

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What makes up the outer fibrous layer?

A

Cornea
Sclera
Lamina cribosa

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3 layers of the eye?

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Outer fibrous
Middle vascular
Inner nervous

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What makes up the middle vascular layer?

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Iris
Ciliary body
Choroid

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What makes up the inner nervous layer?

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Pigment epithelium of retina
Retinal photoreceptor
Retinal neurones

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What are the 3 compartments of the eye?

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Anterior chamber
Posterior chamber
Vitreous chamber

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What is aqueous humour?

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Clear fluid containing water and electrolytes

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5 layers of the cornea?

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Stratified squamous epithelium and basement membrane
Bowman layer
Stroma
Descemets membrane
Endothelium
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How does active dehydration of the cornea occur?

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Na/hco3 pumps

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What does the iris sphincter do?

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Constricts the pupil

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2 parts of the inner ciliary body?

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Pars pliccata

Pars plana

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What is the para plana continuous with?

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Choroid and retina

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What does the aqueous humour fill?

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Space between cornea and lens

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Normal volume of aqueous humour.

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3ml

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Functions of aqueous humour

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Hydrate and nourish cornea and lens

Maintains intra ocular pressure

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How does the formation of aqueous humour occur?

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Secreted from ciliary process
Into posterior chamber
Enters anterior through pupil
Drains through trabecular mesh work 
Into canal of schlemm
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15
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How does humour compare to plasma?

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More ascorbic acid

Less protein

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What attaches the lens to the ciliary body?

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Zonalar fibres

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What relaxes to constrict the ciliary muscles?

A

Zonalar fibres

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What occurs when Zonalar fibres become taut?

A

Ciliary muscles relax

19
Q

Rods are used for?

A

Vision in dim light
Black and white vision
Wide visual field

20
Q

Cones are used for.

A

Acute vision
Detail
Colour vision

21
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Are retinal neurones myelinated?

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All un myelinated

22
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Where do the retinal capillaries branch from ?

A

Central retinal artery

23
Q

What muscle closes the eye

A

Obicularis oculi

24
Q

What muscle opens the eye.

A

Levator palpebrae superioris

25
Q

3 layers of the tear film

A

Mucous layer
Aqueous layer
Oily layer

26
Q

What does the mucous layer of the tear film do.

A

Wets eyes

Produced by goblet cells

27
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What does aqueous layer of tear film do

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Produced by main lacrimal gland in superotemporal part of orbit in conjunctival stroma

28
Q

What does the aqueous layer contain

A 
Electrolytes
Protein
Lysozyme 
Igs
Oxygen
Glucose
29
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What produces the oily layer

A

Meibomian glands

Prevents excessive evaporation

30
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Tear flow order?

A 
Inferior and superior puncta to:
Inferior and superior caniculi to:
Common caniculi to:
Lacrimal sac to:
Nano lacrimal duct to:
Nose

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