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The vitreous humor is a jelly like liquid that fills most of the eye (from the lens back). As we age it changes from a gel to a liquid and gradually shrinks separating from the retina. See related link for more details.
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∙ 15y agoThe vitreous humour is the CLEAR gel that fills the space between the lens of the eye and the retina.
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Which is thicker aqueous humor and vitreous humor?
vitreous humor
What substances is located in back of the chamber eyeball?
vitreous humor
How are the vitreous humor and the aqueous humor different?
The vitreous humor fills the space between the retina and lens while the aqueous humor is located between the lens and the cornea.The vitreous humor has more nutritive value when the aqueous humor is low in nutritive value.
What is the cornea nourished by?
I believe that the answer is vitreous humor
Which portion of the eye contains vitreous humor?
The vitreous humor is a gel-like substance that fills the posterior portion of the eye, between the lens and the retina.
Which is thicker aqueous humor and vitreous humor?
vitreous humor
Gel-like substance that helps to reinforce the eyeball?
It is called the vitreous humor. The word humor here has nothing to do with comedy. The word can mean 'body fluid', from the Latin for body fluid, 'umor'.
What substances is located in back of the chamber eyeball?
vitreous humor
What does the Vitreous Humor do in the human eye?
The vitreous humor helps keep the retina in place
Which one does not belong in the grouping choroid sclera vitreous humor or retina?
vitreous humor
How are the vitreous humor and the aqueous humor different?
The vitreous humor fills the space between the retina and lens while the aqueous humor is located between the lens and the cornea.The vitreous humor has more nutritive value when the aqueous humor is low in nutritive value.
What correctly lists the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye?
Cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor
Which substance helps to stabilize the eye and give physical support to the retina?
The vitreous humor
What is the location of the vitrous humor?
Vitreous humor is the fluid in the eye.
Can you have a mass within the vitreous humor?
no
The clear jelly-like humor in in the eye?
it is called vitreous humor
What is the clear liquid that fills the eye?
It is called the vitreous humor. it is almost all water, except it is 5 times thicker than water.
