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... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Uvea > Ciliary Body
Sense Organs > Eye > Uvea > Ciliary Body

Preferred term

Ciliary Body  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the RETINA. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.

Entry terms

  • Corpus Ciliare
  • Corpus Ciliaris

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