The zonule of Zinn (/ˈtsɪn/) (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) (after Johann Gottfried Zinn) is a ring of fibrous strands forming a zonule (little band)...

held in place by the suspensory ligaments (Zonule of Zinn), attaching the lens at its equator to the rest of the eye through the ciliary body. Behind the...

recti muscles. It is named for Johann Gottfried Zinn. It should not be confused with the zonule of Zinn, though it is named after the same person. Shi...

suspensory ligament (zonule of Zinn), made up of hundreds of fine transparent fibers which transmit muscular forces to change the shape of the lens for accommodation...

ligament of lens, also known as the zonule of Zinn or zonular fibre Suspensory ligament of ovary Suspensory ligament of penis Suspensory ligament of thyroid...

Interior of anterior half of bulb of eye. Vessels of the choroid, ciliary processes, and iris of a child. Partial section of the human eye Human eye Anatomy...

nervous system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory neurons (including...

ciliaris Zinnii, now called Zonule of Zinn Anulus tendineus communis also known as Annulus of Zinn (or Circle of Zinn). A description of the flora around Göttingen...

ciliaris ) (Latin: flat portion) is part of the ciliary body in the uvea (or vascular tunic), the middle layer of the three layers that comprise the eye...

anterior segment or anterior cavity is the front third of the eye that includes the structures in front of the vitreous humour: the cornea, iris, ciliary body...

known to cause a weakening of structures within the eye which help hold the eye's lens in place, called lens zonules. The cause of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma...

Lives in 2003, which won the American Association of Medical Writers' Prize and Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain in 2008...

to decrease its diameter and increase its thickness. The suspensory zonules of Zinn relax and the radial tension around the lens is released. This causes...

(1588–1654), Danish scientist Zonule of Zinn – Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–1759), German anatomist and botanist Organ of Zuckerkandl – Emil Zuckerkandl...

ISBN 978-0-19-861035-9. Bainbridge, David (30 June 2009). Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain. Harvard University Press....

borders. Zonular dialysis – Deficient support of the lenticular capsule of the eye by the Zonules of Zinn. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q...

an underdeveloped zonule of Zinn, which doesn't exert enough force on the lens to make it form the usual oval shape. It is a result of a homozygous mutation...

spaces: Shallow diverticula or recesses between the ciliary body and the Zonule of Zinn which open into the eye's posterior chamber. Beitrage zur Operativen...

bounded posteriorly by the lens and the zonules of Zinn, and anteriorly by the iris. It then flows through the pupil of the iris into the anterior chamber...

In the anatomy of the eye, the ciliary processes are formed by the inward folding of the various layers of the choroid, viz. the choroid proper and the...

2013 paper by Harminder Singh Dua's group at the University of Nottingham, is a layer of the cornea that had not been detected previously. It is hypothetically...

aqueous humor production and resorption, and maintenance of the lens zonules for the purpose of anchoring the lens in place. Accommodation essentially means...

process of mammals perceiving light, analyzing it and forming subjective sensations, on the basis of which the animal's idea of the spatial structure of the...

13-11619. PMC 3621578. PMID 23493297. Bassnett, Steven (May 2021). "Zinn's zonule". Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 82: 100902. doi:10.1016/j.preteyeres...