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eye sensory

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Vocabulary Name
Meaning
accommodation   normal adjusyment of the eye for seeing objects at various distances  
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anterior chamber   area behind the cornea and in front of the lens and iris  
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aqueous humor   fluid produced by the ciliary body  
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biconvex   having two sides that are rounded elevated and curved evenly, like part of a sphere  
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choroid   Middle, vascular layer of the eye  
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ciliary body   Structure on each side of the lens that corrects the choroid and iris  
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cone   photoreceptor cell in the retina that transforms light energy into a nerve impulse  
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cones   responsible for color and central vision  
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conjunctiva   delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior eyeball  
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cornea   fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball  
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fovea centralis   tiny pit or depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision  
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fundus of the eye   Posterior, inner part of the eye  
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iris   colored portion of the eye  
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lens   Transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye  
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macula   yellowish region on the retina lateral too and slightly below the optic disc  
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optic chiasm   Point at which the fibers of the optic nerve cross in the brain  
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optic disc   region at the back of the eue where the optic nerve meets the retina  
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optic nerve   cranial nerve carrying impules from the retina to the brain  
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