The Eye Flashcards
Optic Sulci
Out-pocketing of the diencephalon towards the surface ectoderm.
Germ layer of the Mesoderm form
Muscles of the eye
Ectoderm forms
The eyeball
Tarsal plate
Maintains the structure of the eyelid
Orbicularis Oculi
Closes the upper eyelid
Levator palpebrae superioris
Opens the upper eyelid
Eyelashes
A part of the palpebrae
Aqueous Chamber
2 sections in front of the lens: anterior aqueous humor and posterior aqueous humor
Humor that lies behind the lens
Vitreous humor
Goblet cell location and function
They are located in the conjunctiva and secrete tears
Avascular
Nutrients from aqueous, O2 from air
Limbus
Junction of the cornea with the sclera
Where is humor produced
The posterior chamber of the cornea
Rhodopsin
Opsin and Retinene
Canaliculus
Duct system by which tears flow
Dorsolateral adnexa
Lacrimal Gland
Ventrolateral carnivore adnexa
Zygomatic salivary gland