Nervous System: Eyes
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| Ciliary body | Produces aqueous humor |
| Nasolacrimal duct | Structure that drains tears into the nose |
| Lacrimal gland | Gland that produces tears |
| Conjunctiva | Tissue that lines the front of the eye and inside the eyelid |
| Vitreous humor | Substance that fills the posterior eye chamber |
| Aqueous humor | Substance that fills the anterior eye chamber |
| Occipital lobe | Part of brain that interprets sensory info from eyes |
| Optic nerve | Takes sensory info from eyes to brain |
| Optic disc | The blind spot of the eye |
| Fovea centralis | Where light is focused onto the retina |
| Cones | Responsible for color vision |
| Rods | Responsible for black and white vision |
| Retina | Contains the rod and cones |
| Pupil | Hole that allows light to enter the eye |
| Iris | Controls the diameter of the pupil |
| Optometrist | Practitioner who recognizes and diagnose eye diseases |
| Choroid | Part of the eye that nourishes the vascular tunic |
| Iris | Part of the eye that determines eye color |
| Optician | Practitioner who dispenses corrective lenses |
| Ciliary body | Structure that changes the lens shape |
| Vascular tunic | Eye tunic that include the iris, ciliary body, and choroid |
| Cornea | The clear portion of the fibrous tunic |
| Sclera | The "white of the eyes" |
| Fibrous tunic | Eye tunic that include the cornea and sclera |
| Nervous tunic | Inner layer of the eye |
| Vascular tunic | Middle layer of the eye |
| Fibrous tunic | Outermost layer of the eye |
| -opia, -opthalm, -ocul | Word roots referring to eyes or vision |
| Opthalmologist | A doctor who specializes in eye care (including surgery) |