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

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