The iris is a thin diaphragm composed mostly of connective tissue and smooth muscle fibers. It is seen from the outside as the colored portion of the eye. It extends forward from the periphery of the ciliary body and lies between the cornea and the lens. The iris divides the space separating these parts, which is called the anterior cavity, into an anterior chamber (between the cornea and the iris) Continue Scrolling To Read More Below...
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- Anterior Chamber
- Choroid
- Ciliary Muscle
- Conjunctiva
- Cornea
- Cranial Nerve II - Optic Nerve
- Fibers of Ciliary Zonule
- Inferior Oblique (cut)
- Inferior Oblique Muscle
- Inferior Rectus (Cut)
- Inferior Rectus Muscle
- Iris
- Lateral Check Ligament of Eye
- Lateral Palpebral Ligament
- Lateral Rectus (cut)
- Lateral Rectus Muscle
- Lens
- Levator Palpebrae Superioris (cut)
- Levator Palpebrae Superioris Muscle
- Medial Check Ligament of Eye
- Medial Palpebral Ligament
- Medial Rectus (cut)
- Medial Rectus Muscle
- Optic Part of Retina
- Orbital Fat
- Sclera
- Superior Oblique (cut)
- Superior Oblique Muscle
- Superior Rectus (cut)
- Superior Rectus Muscle
- Tarsus of Eyelid
- Trochlea (Pulley)
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