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  2. Eyelash - Wikipedia

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    Lashes longer or shorter than one-third the width of the eye have been shown to have reduced efficacy in serving their function. [5] The typical width of the human eye is 24.2 mm, [18] resulting in the average human eyelash length of 7 to 8 mm. This evolutionary trait is perhaps why lashes in humans rarely grow beyond 10 mm in length. [14]

  3. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    The human eye is a sensory organ in the visual system that reacts to visible light allowing eyesight. Other functions include maintaining the circadian rhythm, and keeping balance . Arizona Eye Model. "A" is accommodation in diopters. The eye can be considered as a living optical device. It is approximately spherical in shape, with its outer ...

  4. Human skin - Wikipedia

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    The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue guarding muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to most of the other mammals ' skin, and it is very similar to pig skin. Though nearly all human skin is covered ...

  5. Iris (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The iris (brown coloured portion of the eye) controls the size of the pupil by contracting the sphincter pupillae and dilator pupillae muscles. The sphincter pupillae is the opposing muscle of the dilator pupillae. The pupil's diameter, and thus the inner border of the iris, changes size when constricting or dilating.

  6. Grasshopper - Wikipedia

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    The head is held vertically at an angle to the body, with the mouth at the bottom. The head bears a large pair of compound eyes which give all-round vision, three simple eyes which can detect light and dark, and a pair of thread-like antennae that are sensitive to touch and smell.

  7. Retina - Wikipedia

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    The retina (from Latin rete 'net'; pl. retinae or retinas) is the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs.The optics of the eye create a focused two-dimensional image of the visual world on the retina, which then processes that image within the retina and sends nerve impulses along the optic nerve to the visual cortex to create visual perception.

  8. Vitreous body - Wikipedia

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    The vitreous humor is a transparent, colorless, gelatinous mass that fills the space in the eye between the lens and the retina. It is surrounded by a layer of collagencalled the vitreous membrane(or hyaloid membrane or vitreous cortex) separating it from the rest of the eye. It makes up four-fifths of the volume of the eyeball.[1]

  9. Choroid - Wikipedia

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    The choroid, also known as the choroideaor choroid coat, is a part of the uvea, the vascularlayer of the eye. It contains connective tissues, and lies between the retinaand the sclera. 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 oxygenand ...