Unit VIII Flashcards
Special sense organ of vision Pg 281
Eye
What germ layer is the eye derived from? Pg 281
Ectoderm
What are the retina and pigmented structures derived from? Pg 281
Neuroectoderm of the forebrain
What are the lends and cornea derived from? Pg 281
Surface ectoderm
What are the fibrous coats derived from? Pg 281
Neural crest mesenchyme
What are the 3 coats or tunics of the eye? Pg 281
1) fibrous
2) vascular
3) nervous
What are the components of the fibrous tunic? Pg 281/2
Sclera and cornea
What maintains shape if the pressure inside the eye increases? Pg 281
Sclera
Where do the extraocular muscles attach? Pg 282
Sclera
Where does the sclera transition to the cornea? Pg 282
Limbus
What is the primary refractory part of the eyeball? Pg 282
Cornea
What is the shape of the cornea? Pg 282
Convex to the anterior
What are the 5 layers of the cornea? Pg 282/3
1) corneal epithelium
2) anterior limiting lamina
3) substantia propria
4) posterior limiting lamina
5) endothelium
What are the components of the vascular tunic? Pg 283
Choroid, ciliary body, iris
What is darkly pigmented to limit the passage of light to and from the retina? Pg 283
Choroid
How is the choroid attached to the sclera? Pg 283
Loosely, except where the optic nerve penetrates it
What suspends the lens and produces the aqueous fluid? Pg 283
Ciliary body
What contains the ciliary muscle? Pg 283
Ciliary body
Aqueous fluid is produced where in the eye? Pg 283/7
Posterior chamber of the anterior segment
What is the action of the ciliary muscles? Pg 283
Allows the lens to become more convex, allowing for near vision
What divides the anterior and posterior chambers of the anterior segment of the eye? Pg 283
Iris
What two muscles control the size of the pupil? Pg 283/4
1) sphincter pupillae
2) dilator pupillae
What is the action and arrangement of the sphincter pupillae? Pg 284
Constriction of the pupil, circumferentially arranged
What is the action and arrangement of the dilator pupillae? Pg 284
Dilation of the pupil, radially arranged