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A zonule of Zinn is another word for a ciliary zonule, a string of strand connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye.

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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.


How did Johann Gottfried Zinn die?

Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German anatomist and botanist, died in 1759 from tuberculosis at the age of 38. This respiratory illness was common during that time period and often fatal before the advent of modern medical treatments.


What does the sensory ligament in your eye do?

The sensory ligament, also known as the zonules of Zinn, connects the ciliary body to the lens of the eye. It plays a crucial role in the process of accommodation, allowing the lens to change shape for focusing on objects at varying distances. When the ciliary muscles contract, the tension on the zonules decreases, allowing the lens to become more rounded for near vision. Conversely, when the muscles relax, the zonules pull on the lens, flattening it for distance vision.


What is the zonules' function?

The zonules of Zinn are rings of tiny fibrous strands inside the eyeball which connect the lens to a surrounding ring of muscular tissue, called the ciliary body. At rest, the circumferential muscle fibres in the ciliary are relaxed, and so the radial fibres in the zonules are taut. The lens is a flattened sphere, and in this resting state the zonules pull on its equator to make it more oblate (i.e. they 'flatten' it in a front-to-back direction). This focuses distant objects onto the light sensitive retina at the back of the eye.


Who built the first nuclear reactor?

The Chicago Pile-1 was the nuclear reactor where the first controlled fission chain reaction occurred. The United States constructed it as part of the Manhattan Project during World War 2, and the Italian physicist Enrico Fermisupervised the project with help from his associates Martin Whittaker and Walter Zinn. The atomic pile was set up at the University of Chicago. Note that the term nuclear reactor came along quite a bit later, but this was a nuclear reactor, and the first one of these machines. A link can be found below to the story behnd this historic project. It's a good read. Why not surf on over and check it out?