Eye Flashcards
The clear, watery fluid circulating in the chamber of the eye between the cornea and the lens.
Aqueous Humor
The clear zone at the front of the eyeball.
Cornea
The variable-sized opening that lets light into the eye.
Pupil
A flexible, curved transparent disk that fine-focuses light rays on the retina.
Lens
The colored ring containing muscles that alter the size of the pupil
Iris
Contracts or relaxes to make the suspensory ligaments either taut or slack and the lens either thinner or fatter.
Ciliary Body
A thick jelly that fills and shapes the back of the eye.
Vitreous Humor
A membrane packed with light-detecting photoreceptors called rods and cones.
Retina
Relays nerve impulses from photoreceptors in the retina to the brain.
Optic Nerve
A dark layer containing blood vessels.
Choroid Coat
The tough coat covering most of the eyeball.
Sclera
Attaches the lens to the ciliary body and holds it in place.
Suspensory Ligament
