The iris (pl.: irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds, responsible for controlling the diameter and size...
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Look up Iris or iris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Iris most often refers to: Iris (anatomy), part of the eye Iris (color), an ambiguous color term...
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The stroma of the iris is a fibrovascular layer of tissue. It is the upper layer of two in the iris. The stroma is a delicate interlacement of fibres...
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innervate the iris sphincter muscle. Iris dilator muscle Miosis Gest, Thomas R; Burkel, William E. (2000). "Anatomy Tables - Eye". Medical Gross Anatomy. University...
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Odd-eyed cat (category Iris (anatomy))
(partial) heterochromia, where two different colours occur within the same iris. The condition most commonly affects solid white cats, but may be found in...
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The iris dilator muscle (pupil dilator muscle, pupillary dilator, radial muscle of iris, radiating fibers), is a smooth muscle of the eye, running radially...
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Tiger eye (category Iris (anatomy))
recessive. Horses displaying tiger eye typically have a yellow, orange, or amber iris. Tiger eye has only been found in Puerto Rican Paso Fino horses. Horses of...
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surgeon-gynecologist Hurthle cell – Karl Hürthle (1860–1945), German histologist Iris (anatomy) – Iris, Greek mythological character Kerckring's valves – Theodor Kerckring...
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Ora serrata (category Human eye anatomy)
Vessels of the choroid, ciliary processes, and iris of a child. Partial section of the human eye Human eye Anatomy photo:29:22-0204 at the SUNY Downstate Medical...
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The anatomy of spiders includes many characteristics shared with other arachnids. These characteristics include bodies divided into two tagmata (sections...
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human anatomy: Human anatomy – scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross...
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of embryonic and adult chick lens-fiber cells". The American Journal of Anatomy. 159 (4): 395–410. doi:10.1002/aja.1001590406. PMID 7223675. Gruijters...
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Irénée du Pont, French-American businessman – DuPont Iris, Greek mythological character – Iris (anatomy) Otto Isakower, Austrian-American psychiatrist - Isakower...
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the structures of the eye labeled Anatomy portal Eye colour Eye development Eye disease Eye strain Hyaloid canal Iris recognition Knobloch syndrome Lacrimal...
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(2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). Her television work includes the role of Iris Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005). She won the Golden Globe Award...
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iris. "major arterial circle of the iris". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24. Gupta, Neha; Motlagh, Mahsaw; Singh, Gurdeep (2022), "Anatomy...
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obtaining his medical doctorate in 1892 with a thesis on the ciliary body and iris of the reptilian eye. In 1898 he received his habilitation in Berlin, and...
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Eagle eye (category Animal anatomy)
Posterior epithelium (endothelium). The iris in eagles appears yellow and functions similarly to the iris in humans. The iris contracts and dilates to control...
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Ciliary muscle (category Human eye anatomy)
of the eye. The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. Iris, front view. Accommodation reflex Cycloplegia...
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Posterior chamber of eyeball (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
The posterior chamber is a narrow space behind the peripheral part of the iris, and in front of the suspensory ligament of the lens and the ciliary processes...
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Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have a light skeletal system...
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Rubeosis iridis (redirect from Rubeosis of iris)
condition of the iris of the eye in which new abnormal blood vessels (formed by neovascularization) are found on the surface of the iris. This condition...
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vertebrate eye, called the anterior segment, which includes the cornea and iris positioned in front of the lens. The lens is held in place by the suspensory...
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Long posterior ciliary arteries (section Anatomy)
distributed to the iris and ciliary body via the major arterial circle of the iris. Short posterior ciliary arteries Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed...
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Articles related to anatomy include: Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z abdomen abdominal aorta abducens nerve abducens nucleus...
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Mammalian vision (category Mammal anatomy)
1 — sclera, 2 — uvea, 3 — schlemm's canal, 4 — iris root (Radix iridis), 5 — cornea, 6 — iris (anatomy), 7 — pupil, 8 — anterior chamber of eyeball, 9...
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Iris cysts are hollow cavities in the eye filled with secretion. They come in various sizes, numbers, shapes, pigments and can be free-floating, attached...
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ciliary muscle and the iris sphincter). Some parasympathetic light-reaction neurons that were originally destined for the iris sphincter will end up innervating...
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Plant stem (redirect from Stem anatomy)
that functions mainly in reproduction but also in storage, e.g. most ferns, iris. Runner: A type of stolon, horizontally growing on top of the ground and...
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Taxi Driver (redirect from Iris steensma)
Travis drives to the brothel where Iris works to kill Sport. He enters the building and shoots Sport and one of Iris's clients, a mafioso. Travis is shot...
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