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The ciliary body is behind the iris in the human eye. Tiny cilia (fibers) called zonules attach the ciliary body to the eye's lens. When focusing on close objects, the ciliary body contracts and the zonules relax, allowing the lens to thicken and improve the focus. When looking at a distant object, the ciliary body relaxes and the zonules contract, making the lens thinner for sharper distance vision.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoit is a thickened ring of tissue that encircles the lens and it is important in controlling lens shape.
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What connects the ciliary body to the lens?
The lens is attached to the ciliary body by fibers (zonules of Zinn).
What is the function of the ciliary body?
Consists of ciliary processes which capillaries secrete aqueous humor and ciliary muscle which changes the shape of lens for viewing objects in different distances.
Describe the ciliary body region of the vascular tunic?
Vascular tunic. This is the middle layer of the eye and is made up of the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris. Altogether, these structures are called the uvea
What Part of the eyeball consists of the iris ciliary body and choroid?
middle vascular tunic
What is ciliary action?
ciliary action is all about you.
Is the ciliary muscle part of the ciliary body?
the ciliary muscle is the smooth muscle of the ciliary body
What produce aqueous humor?
Someone accidentally slipping and falling in a swimming pool with their street clothes on.
Contains the ciliary muscle of the eye?
ciliary body
Which eye muscles are responsible for accommodation?
The ciliary muscle as well as the ciliary body.
What is the smooth muscle structure that is attached to the lens?
iris and ciliary muscle
Does the ciliary body attach to the iris?
no
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.
What is a group of ciliated epithelial cell called?
Within the Eye, the Ciliary Body consists of four levels: the Ciliary Muscles; the Vascular layer; the Ciliary process, and the Ciliary Epithelium.
What connects the ciliary body to the lens?
The lens is attached to the ciliary body by fibers (zonules of Zinn).
What is the function of the ciliary body?
Consists of ciliary processes which capillaries secrete aqueous humor and ciliary muscle which changes the shape of lens for viewing objects in different distances.
Muscular structure that manipulates the lens?
Ciliary body
What is the location of suspensory ligaments?
Attached to the ciliary body
