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Chapter 8 Group 2
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Anatomy
11th Grade
01/03/2012

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LYSOZYME
Definition
AN ENZYME IN LACRIMAL SECRETION THAT DESTROYS BACTERIA
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CONJUNCTIVITIS
Definition
INFLAMATION OF THE CONJUNCTIVA THAT CAUSES RED, IRRITATED EYES
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PINKEYE
Definition
EYE INFECTION CAUSED BY BACTERIA OR VIRUSES
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EXTRINSIC EYE MUSCLES
Definition
THERE ARE 6 EXTRINISIC EYE MUSCLES: LATERAL RECTUS, MEDIAL RECTUS, SUPERIOR RECTUS, INTERIOR RECTUS,  INFERIOR OBLIQUE, SUPERIOR OBLIQUE.
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LATERAL RECTUS
Definition
EXTERNAL EYE MUSCLE THAT MOVES THE EYE LATERALLY. THE CONTROLLING CRANIAL NERVE IS THE ABDUCENS.
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MEDIAL RECTUS
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EXTERNAL EYE MUSCLE THAT MOVES THE EYE MEDIALLY. THE CONTROLLING CRANIAL NERVE IS THE OCULOMOTER.
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SUPERIOR RECTUS
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EXTERNAL EYE MUSCLE THAT ELEVATES THE EYE AND TURNS IT MEDIALLY. THE CONTROLLING CRANIAL NERVE IS THE OCULOMETER.
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INTERIOR RECTUS
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EXTERIOR EYE MUSCLE DEPRESSES THE EYE AND TURNS IT MEDIALLY. THE CONTROLLING CRANIAL NERVE IS THE OCULOMOTOR.
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INFERIOR OBLIQUE
Definition
EXTERIOR EYE MUSCLE THAT ELEVATES THE EYE AND TURNS IT LATERALLY. tHE CONTROLLING CRANIAL NERVE IS THE OCULOMOTOR.
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SUPERIOR OBLIQUE
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THE EXTERNAL EYE MUSCLE THAT DEPRESSES THE EYE AND TURNS IT LATERALLY. THE CONTROLLING CRANIAL NERVE IS THE TROCHLEAR.
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HUMORS
Definition
FLUIDS THAT FILL THE INTERIOR OF THE EYEBALL TO KEEP THE EYELIDS IN SHAPE.
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FIBROUS LAYER
Definition
OUTER LAYER OF THE EYEBALL MADE UP OF THE SCLERA AND THE CORNEA.
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SCLERA
Definition
THICK, WHITE CONNECTIVE TISSUE KNOWN AS THE WHITE OF THE EYE.
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CORNEA
Definition
TRANSPARENT TISSUE THAT LETS LIGHT ENTER THE EYE. IT IS THE MOST EXPOSED PART OF THE EYE. IT CAN REPAIR ITSELF AND HAS NO BLOOD VESSELS.
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VASCULAR LAYER
Definition
THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EYEBALL. IT HAS 3 REGIONS: THE CHOROID, CILIARY BODY, AND IRIS.
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