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    The conjunctiva is a thin protective covering of epithelial cells that protects the cornea and lubricates it with tears. The cornea is the transparent, curved front of the eye that helps converge light rays. The sclera is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer structure that maintains the spherical shape of the eye and provides attachment points for muscles. The choroid has blood vessels that supply nutrients and remove waste, and is pigmented black to prevent light reflection within the eyeball.

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    The conjunctiva is a thin protective covering of epithelial cells that protects the cornea and lubricates it with tears. The cornea is the transparent, curved front of the eye that helps converge light rays. The sclera is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer structure that maintains the spherical shape of the eye and provides attachment points for muscles. The choroid has blood vessels that supply nutrients and remove waste, and is pigmented black to prevent light reflection within the eyeball.

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    The conjunctiva is a thin protective covering of epithelial cells that protects the cornea and lubricates it with tears. The cornea is the transparent, curved front of the eye that helps converge light rays. The sclera is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer structure that maintains the spherical shape of the eye and provides attachment points for muscles. The choroid has blood vessels that supply nutrients and remove waste, and is pigmented black to prevent light reflection within the eyeball.

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    The conjunctiva is a thin protective covering of epithelial cells that protects the cornea and lubricates it with tears. The cornea is the transparent, curved front of the eye that helps converge light rays. The sclera is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer structure that maintains the spherical shape of the eye and provides attachment points for muscles. The choroid has blood vessels that supply nutrients and remove waste, and is pigmented black to prevent light reflection within the eyeball.

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    Conjunctiva a thin protective covering of epithelial cells.

    It protects the cornea


    against damage by friction (tears from the tear glands help this process
    by lubricating the surface of the conjunctiva)

    Cornea the transparent, curved front of the eye which helps to converge the
    light rays which enter the eye

    Sclera an opaque, fibrous, protective outer structure. It is soft connective


    tissue, and the spherical shape of the eye is maintained by the pressure
    of the liquid inside. It provides attachment surfaces for eye muscles

    Choroid It has a network of blood vessels to supply nutrients to the cells and
    remove waste products. It is pigmented that makes the retina appear
    black, thus preventing reflection of light within the eyeball.

    Ciliary body Has suspensory ligaments that hold the lens in place. It secretes the
    aqueous humour, and contains ciliary muscles that enable the lens to
    change shape, during accommodation (focusing on near and distant
    objects)

    a pigmented muscular structure consisting of an inner ring of circular


    Iris muscle and an outer layer of radial muscle. Its function is to help
    control the amount of light entering the eye so that:
    - too much light does not enter the eye which would damage the retina
    - enough light enters to allow a person to see

    Pupil a hole in the middle of the iris where light is allowed to continue its
    passage. In bright light, it is constricted and in dim light it is dilated

    Lens a transparent, flexible, curved structure. Its function is to focus


    incoming light rays onto the retina using its refractive properties

    Retina a layer of sensory neurons, the key structures being photoreceptors


    (rod and cone cells) which respond to light. Contains relay neurons and
    sensory neurons that pass impulses along the optic nerve to the part of
    the brain that controls vision

    Fovea A part of the retina that is directly opposite the pupil and contains only
    cone cells. It is responsible for good visual acuity (good resolution)
    (yellow spot)

    Blind spot Is where the bundle of sensory fibers form the optic nerve; it contains
    no light-sensitive receptors

    Vitreous a transparent, jelly-like mass located behind the lens. It acts as a


    ‘suspension’ for the lens so that the delicate lens is not damaged. It
    humour helps to maintain the shape of the posterior chamber of the eyeball

    Aqueous Helps to maintain the shape of the anterior chamber of the eyeball
    humour

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