The eye Flashcards
Name 3 chambers (camera bulbi) of the interior eyeball and their location
anterior chamber- camera anterior bulbi - between cornea and iris
Posterior chamber- camera posterior bulbi - between iris, ciliary body and lens
Vitreous chamber - camera vitrea bulbi - behind the lens, surrounded by retina
Name 3 layers of the eyeball
Fibrous layer - tunica fibrosa bulbi
Vascular layer - tunica vasculosa bulbi
Inner layer - tunica interna bulbi
Camera anterior bulbi lies between which structures
Cornea and iris
Camera posterior bulbi lies between which structures
iris, ciliary body and lens
What is the camera vitrea bulbi surrounded by
retina
Name 2 structrues of tunica fibrosa bulbi
sclera, cornea
Which layer of the eyeball contains area cribrosa
Fibrous layer
Name the structure of the tunica fibrosa bulbi which is situated in the area called polus anterior bulbi
Cornea
Name the protective layer covering the eyeball
Sclera
What does the sclera consist of
Dense fibrous connective tissue
What structure is responsible for the shape of the eye
Sclera
Name the shallow groove at the junction of sclera and cornea
Sulcus sclerae -scleral groove
Name the circular ridge on the inner surface of the sclerae where the ciliary muscle attaches
Anulus sclerae
Name the sinus of the sclera and what it multiplies to form
Sinus venous sclerae,
plexus venous sclerae
Name the fine holes of sclera through which fibre bundles of optic nerve leave interior of eyeball
Area cribrosa sclerae
Name the edge of the cornea where it is continuous with the sclera
Limbus cornea
Name the highest part of the cornea
Vertex cornea
Name the 5 layers of the cornea
Anterior epithelium
Anterior limiting lamina // Bowman layer
Substantia propria
Posterior limiting lamina // Descement membrane
Posterior epithelium // endothelium of anterior chamber
What does the vascular tunic of eyeball consist of
Choroidea, Corpus ciliare, Iris
Name the part of the retina that lines choroidea
Stratum pigmentum retinae
Name the layers of choroidea (mark innermost and outermost)
Suprachoroid layer <-outermost
Vascular layer
Choroidcapillary layer
Basal layer <-innermost
In which species does tapetum lucidum not exist
Rabbits, pigs
Name the part of the eyeball where tapetum lucidum is located
Tunica vasculosa bulbi - the choroidea
What causes the luster (reflection) of eyes
Tapetum lucidum
Function of tapetum lucidum
Aid vision at dusk and dawn
Name the kind of tapetum lucidum typical for:
a) carnivores
b) herbivores
a)Tapetum cellulosum
b) Tapetum fibrosum
Which animals have tapetum fibrosum
Herbivores
Which animals have tapetum cellulosum
Carnivores
Name the thick annular part of tunica vasculosa between choroid and iris
Corpus ciliare
Name the portion of the ciiary body adjacent to the iris, bearing ciliary process
Ciliary crown, Cornary ciliaris