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Eyelids
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Either of two folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the exposed portion of the eyeball
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Choroid
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The pigmented nutritive layer of the eye
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Lacrimal Fluid
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Tears
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Sensory Layer
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Optic Disc
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Region in the retina where nerve fiber (axons) exit, becoming part of the optic nerve
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Chambers
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Tapetum Lucidum
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A mechanism behind the retina that reflects light back increasing the intensity of the image
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Convergence Reflex
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Nerve impulses arriving at the same neuron
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Hyperopia
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Farsightedness
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Lacrimal Apparatus
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The structures secrete and drain tears from the eye
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Sclera
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White, fibrous outer layer of the eyeball; protects and maintains eyeball shape
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Extrinsic Muscles
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6 small muscles that control the movement of the eye
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Rods
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Receptors that provide colorless vision
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Cones
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Color receptor in the retina of the eye
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Ophthalmoscope
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An instruement for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye
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