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The dark blue, teal, and gold tapetum lucidum from the eye of a cow Retina of a mongrel dog with strong tapetal reflex. The tapetum lucidum (Latin for 'bright tapestry, coverlet'; / t ə ˈ p iː t əm ˈ l uː s ɪ d əm / tə-PEE-təm LOO-sih-dəm; pl.: tapeta lucida) [1] is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates and some other animals.
Anatomy photo:29:22-0204 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center; Atlas image: eye_1 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Sagittal Section Through the Eyeball" Atlas image: eye_3 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Coronal Section Through the Eyeball" "Anatomy diagram: 02566.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier.
The human choroid is thickest at the far extreme rear of the eye (at 0.2 mm), while in the outlying areas it narrows to 0.1 mm. [1] The choroid provides oxygen and nourishment to the outer layers of the retina.
The uvea (/ ˈ j uː v i ə /; [1] derived from Latin: uva meaning "grape"), also called the uveal layer, uveal coat, uveal tract, vascular tunic or vascular layer, is the pigmented middle layer of the three concentric layers that make up an eye, precisely between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea.
Diagram of a human eye; note that not all eyes have the same anatomy as a human eye. The mammalian eye can also be divided into two main segments: the anterior segment and the posterior segment. [10] The human eye is not a plain sphere but is like two spheres combined, a smaller, more sharply curved one and a larger lesser curved sphere.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1012 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918) ^ www.arkeo.com, produced by Arkeo, Inc. "Visual System - Segments of the Eye" . teaching.pharmacy.umn.edu .
Schematic diagram of the human eye, with the optic disc, or blind spot, at the lower left. Shown is a horizontal cross section of the right eye, viewed from above. A normal optic disc is orange to pink in colour and may vary based on ethnicity. [3] A pale disc is an optic disc which varies in colour from a pale pink or orange colour to white. A ...