The eyeball Flashcards
What separates the anterior and posterior cavities of the eye?
The lens
What fluid is within the anterior cavity of the eye?
Aqueous humor
Where does aqueous humor fluid drain?
Scleral venous sinus
What is the fluid within the posterior cavity?
vitreous humor
What is the outer layer of the eyeball?
Fibrous tunic, avascular
What is the name of the white part of the eyeball?
The sclera
What makes up the last 1/6th part of the fibrous tunic
The cornea
What is the tunic that carries blood supply to tissues of the eyes?
Vascular tunic
What makes up the posterior part of the vascular tunic?
The choroid. To prevent light scattering in the eye
What is in the anterior apect of the vascular tunic?
The ciliary body, made of ciliary muscle
How does the ciliary body connect to the lens?
By small suspensory ligaments
What is the most anterior part of the vascular tunic?
The iris, which consists of the pupil
