Ciliary muscle

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History

Cilia Neo-Latin Plural Eyelash Latin

11 related topics

Structure

Mesenchyme Choroid Neural crest Short ciliary nerves Ciliary ganglion

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Function

Meridional Hermann von Helmholtz Zonular fibers Lens Focal distance

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Overview

Intrinsic muscle Eye Smooth muscle Uvea Vascular layer

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Actions: 1) Accommodation, 2) regulation of trabecular meshwork pore sizes
Artery: Long posterior ciliary arteries
FMA: 49151
Insertion: 1) longitudinal fibers → ciliary process, 2) circular fibers → encircle root of iris
Latin: musculus ciliaris
Nerve: Short ciliary Parasympathetic fibers in the oculomotor nerve (CN-III) synapse in the ciliary ganglion. Parasympathetic postganglionic fibers from the ciliary ganglion travel thr…

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Overview

Intrinsic muscle
Eye Human eye
Smooth muscle
Uvea
Vascular layer
Accommodation Accommodation of the eye
Aqueous humor
Schlemm's canal
Sphincter pupillae
Dilator pupillae
Pupillary sphincter muscle
Pupillary dilator muscle
Intrinsic ocular muscles Intrinsic ocular muscle
Intraocular muscles Intraocular muscle

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Avg. degree1.96

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Ciliary muscle

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related to Accommodation · 14

Ciliary muscle → According, Alternative, Although Helmholtz's, Conversely, Helmholtz's, Hermann, Ivanoff, Johnson, Ronald, Schachar, The, This, Tscherning, When

related to Nerve supply · 9

Ciliary muscle → Edinger-Westphal, III, M3, Nasociliary, Parasympathetic, Presynaptic, The, This, V1

related to Glaucoma · 4

Ciliary muscle → CAG, OAG, Open-angle, Schlemm

related to External links · 3

Ciliary muscle → Lens, SEM Archived, Wayback Machine

Actions · 1

Ciliary muscle → 1) Accommodation, 2) regulation of trabecular meshwork pore sizes

Artery · 1

Ciliary muscle → Long posterior ciliary arteries

FMA · 1

Ciliary muscle → 49151

Insertion · 1

Ciliary muscle → 1) longitudinal fibers → ciliary process, 2) circular fibers → encircle root of iris

Latin · 1

Ciliary muscle → musculus ciliaris

Nerve · 1

Ciliary muscle → Short ciliary Parasympathetic fibers in the oculomotor nerve (CN-III) synapse in the ciliary ganglion. Parasympathetic postganglionic fibers from the ciliary ganglion travel thr…

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ciliary muscle fibers lens accommodation parasympathetic eye short ganglion nerve iris choroid trabecular meshwork oculomotor nerves size postganglionic pore latin

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Ciliary muscle	Actions	1) Accommodation, 2) regulation of trabecular meshwork pore sizes	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Artery	Long posterior ciliary arteries	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	FMA	49151	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Insertion	1) longitudinal fibers → ciliary process, 2) circular fibers → encircle root of iris	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Latin	musculus ciliaris	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Nerve	Short ciliary Parasympathetic fibers in the oculomotor nerve (CN-III) synapse in the ciliary ganglion. Parasympathetic postganglionic fibers from the ciliary ganglion travel thr…	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Origin	1) longitudinal fibers → scleral spur; 2) circular fibers → encircle root of iris	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Pronunciation	.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	TA2	6770	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	TA98	A15.2.03.014	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	Vein	Vorticose veins	1.00	infobox
Ciliary muscle	causes	the zonular fibers to become taut	0.90	text
Ciliary muscle	is a	intrinsic muscle of the eye formed as a ring of smooth muscle in the eye's middle layer	0.90	text

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