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sclera start learning		a white outer layer of the eyeball, that is a protection from injury and has an attachment of extraocular muscles to let the eye move
cornea start learning		transparent image forming the front of the eye, that shares protective task with eyelids, eye socket, tears and the sclera
lacrimal glands start learning		produces tears and they nourish the cornea
iris start learning		behind the cornea with a opening in the center of the pupil. Controls the size of the pupil and amount of light bouncing back to the retina
pupil start learning		it is opening of the iris and regulates amount of light going inside the eye
ciliary muscles start learning		it connects with the iris to the choroid
aqueous humor start learning		a fluid in front of the eye between the lens and the cornea
lens start learning		a transparent biconvex structure that helps refract light to the cornea
vitreous humor start learning		jelly-like tissue that's at the back of the eye
retina start learning		layers behind the eye, that contains cells that are sensitive to the light
choroid start learning		vascular layer of the eye, contains connective tissue that lies between retina and sclera
macula start learning		oval area that surrounds the fovea near the reinta in the eye
fovea start learning		center of the field of vision that is focused, and where the retinal cones are concentrated. It is responsible for sharpest vision
optic disk start learning		Point of exit for ganglion cell axons leaving the eye
blind spot start learning		a point of entry in the optic nerve of the retina. It's insensitive to light
optic nerve start learning		located back of the eye, that transfers visual information from the retina to the vision centers of the brain

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