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sclera start learning		opaque, white covering that surronds the eye, and gives the eye its shape
cornea start learning		clear covering in front of the pupil and the iris
lacrimal glands start learning		tear glands; help to nourish the cornea
iris start learning		circular muscles that surround the eye, contractions and relaxations help regulate light entering the eye
pupil start learning		an opening in the eye that absorbs the light
ciliary muscles start learning		musles that relax and contract to change shape of the lens, adgustments are called ACCOMADATING
aqueous humor start learning		liquid produced by the the Anterior Chamber to clean and nourish the cornea
lens start learning		convex shaped disc and it is held in place by the ciliary muscles
vitreous humor start learning		gel like substance that surround the les to protect it
retina start learning		the back of the eye, contains photoreceptors that detect light
optic disk start learning		the entrance point of the optic nerve
blind spot start learning		the optic disk has no photorecepters, therefore creating a blind spot in the vision
optic nerve start learning		nerves that send the informationcollected by the eye to the brain
choroid start learning		connectibe tissue that lies between the retina and the sclera
macula start learning		area in the center of the retina that is responsible for high acuity in the center of our vision
fovea start learning		dimple in the retina that has 100% accurate vision because it consists only of cone cells

words worth knowing- structure of the eye