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The lens is attached to the ciliary body by fibers (zonules of Zinn).

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What structure surrounding the lens that connects the choroid and it alters the shape of the lens?

The ciliary body, which consists of ciliary muscles and ciliary processes, is the structure that surrounds the lens and connects to the choroid. The ciliary body controls the shape of the lens through the action of the ciliary muscles, which can adjust the thickness of the lens to allow for focusing on objects at different distances.


Is ciliary body is a smooth muscle structure ot which the lens is attached?

Yes; the ciliary body is a mass of smooth muscle from which the lens is suspended.


Muscular structure that manipulates the lens?

Ciliary body


What structure holds the lens and is involved in accomodation?

The ciliary body is the structure that holds the lens in place in the eye. It is involved in accommodation, which is the process of the lens changing shape to focus on near or far objects. The ciliary body contracts and relaxes to adjust the tension on the lens, allowing it to change shape for focusing.


What is the smooth muscle structure that is attached to the lens?

iris and ciliary muscle


What muscle controls the shape of the lens?

the lens is held vertically in the eye's interior by suspensory ligaments or more specifically called the ciliary zonule, attached to the ciliary body. so suspensory ligaments is the answer(-:


What does ciliary body do?

The ciliary body is responsible for producing aqueous humor, a fluid that nourishes the cornea and lens of the eye. It also helps in controlling the shape of the lens and thus plays a crucial role in focusing light onto the retina for clear vision.


What is the difference between the ciliary body and the ciliary muscle in the human eye?

The ciliary body is a structure in the eye that produces aqueous humor, while the ciliary muscle is a muscle that helps to change the shape of the lens for focusing.


What is the structure between the choroid and the iris that anchors the lens in place?

The ciliary body is a specialized structure which anchors the iris with the choroid. It makes aqueous humor and anchors the lens via the zonules, through which it modulates lens changes.The ciliary body is a specialized structure which anchors the iris with the choroid. It makes aqueous humor and anchors the lens via the zonules, through which it modulates lens changes.


What is the function of the ciliary escalator?

The ciliary body has three functions: accommodation, aqueous humor production and the production and maintenance of the lens zonules. Accommodation essentially means that when the ciliary muscle contracts, the lens becomes more convex, generally improving the focus for closer objects. When it relaxes, it flattens the lens, generally improving the focus for farther objects. One of the essential roles of the ciliary body is also the production of the aqueous humor, which is responsible for providing most of the nutrients for the lens and the cornea and involved in waste management of these areas.


What is Zinn's membrane?

A Zinn's membrane is another name for a ciliary zonule, a ring of strands connecting the ciliary body with the lens of the eye.


What modification of the choroid that controls the shape crystalline lens?

ciliary bodyciliary body