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Why don't you have to worry about cutting into the sclera when you are removing the extrinsic muscles and fatty tissue?
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∙ 10y ago
Because the sclera is more harder than the muscles and the fatty tissue.
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How does the thickness of the cornea compare to the thickness of the sclera?
The sclera is double the thickness of the cornea. The center of the cornea is thinnest, followed by the periphery, then sclera.
What is the tough white coating of the eye?
The tough white coating of the eye is called the sclera.
What is the name of the tough outer covering of the eye?
The fibrous tunic is the outermost layer of the human eye. In specific areas are the sclera, or "white of the eye", and the cornea which is continuous of the sclera.
The part of the eye is also known as the white of the eye?
The sclera is commonly called the whites of the eye.
What does sclera anicteric mean?
anicteric means without jaundice; so sclera anicteric means eyes are not yellow
The muscles that are attached to bones of the orbit and to the sclera are located outside the eyeball and are described as?
Extrinsic
What is the sclera?
The sclera is the white, tough outer layer of the eyeball that helps to maintain the shape of the eye and protect its inner structures. It is made up of dense connective tissue and provides attachment points for the eye's muscles. The sclera is also involved in maintaining the pressure within the eye.
The dense fibrous connective tissue of eye called?
If you are working the April 12 NYT crossword puzzle, I believe the answer is sclera
Is The conjunctiva another name for the sclera?
no, conjunctive covers the sclera
How does the thickness of the sclera compare to the thickness of the cornea?
The sclera is double the thickness of the cornea. The center of the cornea is thinnest, followed by the periphery, then sclera.
How does the thickness of the cornea compare to the thickness of the sclera?
The sclera is double the thickness of the cornea. The center of the cornea is thinnest, followed by the periphery, then sclera.
How does the thickness of the cornea compare to thickness of the sclera?
The sclera is double the thickness of the cornea. The center of the cornea is thinnest, followed by the periphery, then sclera.
Which extrinsic eye muscle turns the eye laterally?
The inferior oblique muscle, which is located in the anterior portion beneath the eye (hence the inferior in the name). Its full Latin name is obliquus oculi inferior.
What is the transparent outermost part of the eye?
The ocular structures most resistant to direct injury are the cornea (the clear front of the eye) and the sclera (the white part of the shell around the eye). The cornea and the sclera are contiguous.
What procedure is involved in resection of extraocular muscles?
the muscle is detached from the sclera, a piece of muscle is removed so that the muscle is now shorter, and the muscle is reattached to the same place
What is the main purpose of the cornea and sclera?
The cornea and sclera help protect the eye.
The white part of the eye is called?
The white of the eye is called the Sclera.
