Eyeball Flashcards
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Eyeball
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Globe, one-inch sphere with only about one-sixth of its surface visible
2
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Extraocular
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Outside the eyeball
3
Q
Walls of the eyelid
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Sclera, choroid, retina
4
Q
Scelera
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White of the eye, maintains the shape of the eye and protects the delicate inner layers of tissue
Tough, fibrous tissue forms the outer layer of the eye, except for the cornea
5
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Choroid
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Choroid coat, opaque middle layer of the eyeball that contains many blood vessels and provides the blood supply for the entire eye
6
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Retina
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Sensitive innermost layer that lines the posterior segment of the eye, receives nerve impulses and transmits them to the brain via the optic nerve