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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 muscle is attached to the suspensory ligaments?

The Ciliary Muscle is a circular ring of smooth muscle attached to the lens of the suspensory ligaments.


What are the smooth muscle fibers called that support the lens?

The smooth muscle fibers that support the lens in the eye are called ciliary muscles. These muscles contract and relax to change the shape of the lens, allowing for accommodation and focusing on objects at different distances.


Which depth cue uses tension of the muscle attached to the lens to tell how close an object is if it is less than four feet away?

Accommodation is the depth cue that uses the tension of the muscle attached to the lens to gauge how close an object is when it is less than four feet away. This cue involves the eye adjusting its lens to focus on nearby objects.


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.


How does ciliary muscle change the shape of the lens?

its a 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 term describes the structure that holds the lens of the eye in place?

Ciliary Muscle


What contains the ciliary muscle?

lens


What is the flexible structure behind the pupil?

The flexible structure behind the pupil is the lens of the eye. It is a transparent, biconvex structure that adjusts its shape to focus light onto the retina, allowing for clear vision at various distances. The lens is held in place by tiny ligaments called zonules, which connect it to the ciliary muscle, enabling the accommodation process for focusing.


What type of lens structure is found in a light microscope?

convex lens


What depth cue uses tension of the muscle attached to the lens to tell how close an object is if It is less that four feet away?

Accommodation. This depth cue involves the ciliary muscles in the eye adjusting the thickness of the lens to focus on objects that are closer than four feet away.