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A suspensory ligament suspends and holds, or assists in the holding of a joint alignment, an organ, or organ component in place.

Examples would be the lens being held in alignment with the aperture and retina of the eye, or the juxtaposition of the patella and joint alignment of the knee.

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What does the suspensory ligament do in the eye?

They change the shape of the lens focusing it


The suspensory ligament is what during distance vision?

During distant vision, the ciliary muscle is relaxed, the suspensory ligament is taut, the convexity of the lens is increased, and light refraction is decreased. During close vision, the ciliary muscle is contracted, the suspensory ligament is relaxed, lens convexity is increased, and light refraction is increased.


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

Ciliary Muscle


What is in the eyes?

Answer: Several parts make up the human eye. The parts of the eye include the following: Suspensory ligament, ciliary muscle, anterior chamber, cornea, pupil, iris, posterior chamber, zonular fibres, retina, choroid, sclera, optic disc, optic nerve, retinal blood vessels, fovea, lens, hyaloid canal, and the vitreous humour. Here is a link to a nice diagram of all of these parts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg


What is the function of the pig eye?

A pig's eye functions the same way as a human's eye. The eye can see directly and peripherally. The eye can see in color as well.


What doesnt belong Ciliary body iris suspensory ligaments lens?

Lens does not belong, as it is not part of the structures involved in the formation or regulation of the aqueous humor within the eye like the ciliary body, iris, and suspensory ligaments.


What is the function of the eye of a pig?

The eye in general is to help one see. This case applies for a pig. The pig's eye functions the same as a human's eye.


What is the function of the human eye?

The basic function of eye is to see the thing around us.


What is the function of the hyaloid canal in the human eye?

The hyaloid canal in the human eye serves to provide a pathway for nourishment to the developing lens during fetal development.


What does the supenser ligament in the eye do?

The suspension ligament holds the lens in a position and changes the focus so you can see everything clearly and properly


Thin filaments attached to the lens of the eye?

Suspensory ligaments, also known as zonules, are thin filaments that connect the ciliary body of the eye to the lens. These structures help to hold the lens in place and change its shape for focusing on objects at different distances. When ciliary muscles contract or relax, they alter the tension in the suspensory ligaments, which in turn changes the shape of the lens to facilitate accommodation for near or distant vision.


When you are focusing on a nearby object what effect does this have on suspensory ligaments?

When you focus on a nearby object, your ciliary muscles contract to change the shape of the lens in your eye, allowing you to see the object clearly. This action pulling on the suspensory ligaments attached to the lens, causing them to relax.