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2. Eyelash - Wikipedia

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   An eyelash (also called lash) (Neo-Latin: cilium, plural cilia) is one of the hairs that grows at the edges of the top and bottom eyelids, spanning outwards and away from the eyes. The lashes grow in up to six layers on each of the upper and lower eyelids. [ 1 ]

3. Accessory visual structures - Wikipedia

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   The eyebrows, eyelids, eyelashes, lacrimal gland and drainage apparatus all play a crucial role with regards to globe protection, lubrication, and minimizing the risk of ocular infection. [1] The adnexal structures also help to keep the cornea moist and clean. One source defines "ocular adnexa" as the orbit, conjunctiva, and eyelids. [2]

4. Cilium - Wikipedia

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   Mammals also have motile cilia or secondary cilia that are usually present on a cell's surface in large numbers (multiciliate), and beat in coordinated metachronal waves. [40] Multiciliated cells are found lining the respiratory tract where they function in mucociliary clearance sweeping mucus containing debris away from the lungs . [ 13 ]

5. Woman breaks world record with 5-inch long eyelashes - AOL

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   The whisker-like hairs are so long that she can hold them together.

6. Ciliary muscle - Wikipedia

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   The term cilia originated a few years later in 1705–1715, and is the Neo-Latin plural of cilium meaning eyelash. In Latin, cilia means upper eyelid and is perhaps a back formation from supercilium, meaning eyebrow.

7. Gland of Zeis - Wikipedia

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   The glands of Zeis service the eyelash. These glands produce an oily substance that is issued through the excretory ducts of the sebaceous lobule into the middle portion of the hair follicle . In the same area of the eyelid, near the base of the eyelashes are apocrine glands called the " glands of Moll ".

8. Evolution of the eye - Wikipedia

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   The nature of these "hairs" differs, with two basic forms underlying photoreceptor structure: microvilli and cilia. [26] In the eyes of protostomes, they are microvilli: extensions or protrusions of the cellular membrane. But in the eyes of deuterostomes, they are derived from cilia, which are separate structures. [24]

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   Notable features: Brightness variable from 0%-100% | Sunset simulation | 13 preloaded alarm sounds | Numerous relaxation sounds | Night-light setting The Hatch Restore 2 is a full-featured sunrise ...