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Conjunctiva
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Mucus
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Tarsal glands
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Oil
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Lacrimal glands
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Salt solution
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The eyeball is wrapped in adipose tissue within the orbit. What is the function of the adipose tissue?
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Protection
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What are the 7 bones that form the bony orbit?
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1. Maxilla
2. Ethmoid 3. Lacrimal 4. Palatine 5. Sphenoid 6. Zygomatic 7. Frontal |
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What us a sty?
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A sty is the inflammation of a ciliary glands (modified sweat glands) that lie between tge eyelashes and help to lubricate the eyeball.
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What is conjunctivitus?
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Inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is the mucus membrane that lines the internal surface of the eyelids and eyeball.
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Why might it be necessary to blow one's nose after having a good cry?
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Tears released by lacrimal glands flush across the eyeball into the lacrimal canal to the lacrimal sacs to the nasolacrimal duct into the nasal cavity.
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Attaches the lens to the ciliary body
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Suspensory ligament
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Fluid filling the anterior segment of the eye
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Aqueous humor
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The blind spot
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Optic disc
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Contains muscle that controls the size of the pupil
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Iris
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Drains the aqueous humor from the eye
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Canal of Schlemn
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"Sensory" tunic
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Retina
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Substance occupying the posterior segment of the eyeball
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Vitreous humor
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