Optic Components of the Eyeball definitions Flashcards

Controls the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil.

A liquid produced by the ciliary body, nourishing the avascular lens and cornea.

A transparent, flexible disk that focuses light onto the retina, composed of lens epithelium and lens fibers.

A gel filling the posterior eye, maintaining its shape, produced during fetal development.

Produces aqueous humor and contains ciliary processes involved in eye function.

The outer layer of the lens made of cuboidal cells, contributing to lens structure.

Inner part of the lens composed of crystalline protein, aiding in light focusing.

Forms the lens fibers, creating a structure that allows light to pass and focus.

The light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye where images are formed.

The transparent front part of the eye that helps focus incoming light.

The opening in the iris through which light enters the eye.

Another term for vitreous humor, the gel that fills the back of the eye.

Refers to the front portion of the eye, where the aqueous humor is located.

Refers to the back portion of the eye, filled with vitreous humor.

Describes tissues like the lens and cornea that lack blood vessels.