External limiting membrane
Retinal membrane at base of rods and cones
External limiting membrane | |
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Latin | membrana limitans externa |
TA98 | A15.2.04.011 |
FMA | 58683 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The external limiting membrane (or outer limiting membrane) is one of the ten distinct layers of the retina of the eye. It has a network-like structure and is situated at the bases of the rods and cones.
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See also
- Retina
External links
- Histology image: 07902loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050313111150/http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/small/atlas/objects/126.htm
- Slide at uc.edu
- http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/eye_ear/eye12.htm Archived 2019-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070518033845/http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/EYE/RETINA.HTM
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Anatomy of the globe of the human eye
(outer)
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Cornea |
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tunic (middle)
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Ciliary body | |
Iris |
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of the eye
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Posterior segment |
- Keratocytes
- Ocular immune system
- Optical coherence tomography
- Eye care professional
- Eye disease
- Refractive error
- Accommodation
- Physiological Optics
- Visual perception
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