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includes the choroid coat, ciliary body, and iris.
middle/vascular tunic
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is vascular and darkly pigmented and performs two functions: to nourish other tissues of the eye and to keep the inside of the eye dark.
choroid coat
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forms a ring around the front of the eye and contains ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments that hold the lens in position and change its shape (focus).
ciliary body
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The ability of the lens to adjust shape to facilitate focusing is called
accomodation
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is a thin, smooth muscle that adjusts the amount of light entering the pupil, a hole in its center
iris
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between the cornea and iris
anterior chamber
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between the iris and vitreous body and housing the lens
posterior chamber
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anterior and posterior chamber make up the anterior cavity, which is filled with
aqueous humor
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circulates from one chamber to the other through the pupil.
aqueous humor
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covers the back side of the eye to the ciliary body.
inner tunic
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The inner tunic consists of the _, which contains photoreceptors
retina
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the point of sharpest vision in the retina.
fovea centralis
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where nerve fibers leave the eye and where there is a blind spot.
optic disk
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The large cavity of the eye is filled with
vitreous humor
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Light waves must bend to be focused, a phenomenon called
refraction
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