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Q: Is the macula part of the eye?
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Colored eye part?

[The colored part of the eye: brown, green, blue, etc. ... is called the macula,]The macula is a small spot in the back of the eye, and not visible from the outside without instruments. The visible part around the pupil is the iris.


What does grossly normal macula mean red eyes?

Physicians use "gross" or "grossly" as descriptors meaning "absolutely", "positively", "majorly" "big time" plus whatever word follows. So "grossly normal" means "the macula is absolutely, positively, majorly, big time" NORMAL. The macula is part of the back of the retina, where the occular nerve enters. The macula and retina are part of the eye. Redness of the scleras (the whites of the eye) occur usually from irritation but not from anything abnormal with eye structures.


What part of the eye is responsible seeing light?

The macula. It is the central area of the retina, where the lens forms the central part of an image. It contains a high density of cone type light sensitive receptors.


What part of the eye gives the most detailed vision?

The part of the retina that gives the most detailed vision is called the fovea. It is in the center of the macula.


What is the fovea?

The fovea is a pit in the macula of the eye


In what part of the body is macula found?

Macula is part of the retina in the eye. It is a yellow coloured dot and serves the purpose of providing the high definition of vision. As one gets older, macular degeneration is a real possibility which can result in blindness in the worst cases.


Which lies closest to the exact posterior pole of the eye?

Macula lutea


What is back of the eye?

First Answer: the black center of the eye is the pupil. Second Answer: If you meant the BACK part of the eye (not black), then Macula is your answer. If you meant black then the guy who is called "Guy who is right" has your answer.


What is the yellow pigmented area with a dense accumulation of cones in the eye called?

the macula


What are the functions of the fovea centralis?

They are both parts of the eye. The macula provides the clearest vision and the fovea centralis contains the cones of the eye.


What is the focal point of the eye called and where is it located?

The fovea centralis, also generally known as the fovea, is a part of the eye, located in the center of the macula region of the retina. It's important because it's the center of the eye's sharpest vision and the location of most color perception.


Salt level-monitoring part of the nephron?

macula densa