- Human eye | Definition, Anatomy, Diagram, Function, Facts - Britannica
human eye, in humans, specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain The eye is protected from mechanical injury by being enclosed in a socket, or orbit, which is made up of portions of several of the bones of the skull to form a four-sided pyramid, the apex of which points back into the head
- Eyes: How They Work, Anatomy Common Conditions
Most people are born with two eyes Working together, they give you a field of view about 200 degrees wide and 135 degrees tall When your eyes work together correctly, they give you depth perception and 3D vision They also give you color vision
- Eye Anatomy: Parts of the Eye and How We See
Here is a tour of the eye starting from the outside, going in through the front and working to the back The eye sits in a protective bony socket called the orbit Six extraocular muscles in the orbit are attached to the eye These muscles move the eye up and down, side to side, and rotate the eye
- Anatomy of the Eye - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Skin that covers the upper part of the eyeball, including the cornea, when closed
- Anatomy of the Eye | Kellogg Eye Center | Michigan Medicine
Layer containing blood vessels that lines the back of the eye and is located between the retina (the inner light-sensitive layer) and the sclera (the outer white eye wall) Structure containing muscle and is located behind the iris, which focuses the lens
- Eye Anatomy and Function - Kaiser Permanente
The eye is shaped like a round ball, with a slight bulge at the front The eye has three main layers These layers lie flat against each other and form the eyeball The outer layer of the eyeball is a tough, white, opaque membrane called the sclera (the white of the eye)
- Structure and Function of the Eyes - Eye Disorders - MSD Manual . . .
Each orbit is a pear-shaped structure that is formed by several bones The outer covering of the eyeball consists of a relatively tough, white layer called the sclera (or white of the eye)
- Human eyes: How they work, and their mind-blowing anatomy
Containing more than 100 million light-sensitive cells and some of the fastest muscles in our bodies, our eyes are capable of picking up everything from starlight beaming across the galaxy to the full gamut of human emotion
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