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| the process that allows the shape of the lens to change for near and far vision |
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| thick watery substance filling the space between the lens and the cornea |
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| angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet |
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| opaque middle layer of the eyeball |
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| set of muscles and suspensory ligaments that adjust the lens |
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| color receptors on the retina that have a high visual acuity |
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| the mucous membrane covering the anterior of the eyeball and inner eyelid |
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| transparent shield of tissue forming the outer wall of the eyeball |
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| situated outside of the eye |
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| a pit in the middle of the retina that is the area of sharpest vision |
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| the anterior part of the vascular tunic; is is the colored part of the eye |
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| collectively: the lacrimal gland, lake, canaliculi, and sac, along with the nasolacrimal duct |
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| the refractive structure of the eye, lying between the iris and the vitreous body |
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| the cranial nerve responsible for vision |
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| bony depression in the skull that houses the eyebull |
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| the dark part in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye |
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| light-sensitive membrane forming the innermost layer of the eyeball |
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| black and white receptors on the retina that respond to dim light |
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| the outer surface of the eye; part of the fibrous tunic |
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| vascular layer of the eye |
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| a transparent jelly-like substance filling the interior of the eyeball |
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| the fluid component of the vitreous body |
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