Eye Flashcards
Corneal epithelium
Stratified squamous non-keratinized (5-6 layers thick)
Turnover time of corneal epithelium
7 days
Germinal cells of corneal epithelium are located where?
Basal layer at limbus-cornea junction
What is Bowmna’s membrane?
Basal lamina that support epithelium
Thickest layer of cornea
Substantia propria (stroma)
Tissue of corneal stroma
Dense regular CT → highly ordered collagen fibers
Fibroblasts of substantia propria may be called?
Keratocytes
Function of corneal endothelium
Keep stroma dehydrated
Anterior surface of iris
Covered by fibroblasts and collagen fibers → no epithelium
Posterior surface of irus
Pigmented myoepithelial cell lining
Stromal layer of iris
- Areolar CT
- Melanin-containing cells
- Blood vessels
Anterior uvea
Ciliary body and iris
2 types of mm. in iris
- Pupillary sphincter m. (parasympathetic)
2. Pupillary dilator m. (sympathetic)
Ciliary m. innervated by?
Parasympathetic
What are corpora nigra?
Iris granules → those neat little pyramids in horse and ruminants!
Flow of aqueous humor
- Produced by ciliary processes
- Posterior chamber
- Pupil
- Anterior chamber
- Drained at filtration angle
- Canal of Schlemm
- Continuous with scleral vv.
Ora serrata
Transition from optic to blind part of retina
Functions of RPE
- Phagocytic ability
- Dehydrate retina
- Create immune privilege space