external limiting layer of retina
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outer limiting layer of retina — external limiting membrane … Medical dictionary
External limiting membrane — Latin membrana limitans externa Gray s subject #225 1017 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 i … Wikipedia
external limiting membrane — 1. a thin fenestrated layer of the stratum nervosum retinae adjacent to the outer nuclear layer and through which extend the visual rods and cones. Called also outer limiting m., external or outer limiting layer, and, in official terminology,… … Medical dictionary
outer nuclear layer of retina — the layer of the stratum nervosum retinae situated between the external limiting membrane and the outer plexiform layer, consisting essentially of the rod and cone granules (nuclei). Called also external nuclear l. of retina and, in official… … Medical dictionary
Retina — For the Retina display in the iPhone 4, see iPhone 4#Display. Retina Right human eye cross sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute. Many animals hav … Wikipedia
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
Retina — The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain. There is a small area, called the macula, in the retina that contains special light sensitive cells … Medical dictionary
layer of rods and cones — the layer of the stratum nervosum retinae situated between the stratum pigmentosum and the external limiting membrane, comprising the sensitive elements of the retina, the cones, containing a visual pigment, iodopsin, and the rods, containing… … Medical dictionary
Inner limiting membrane — [[Image: |250px|]] Section of retina. (Membrana limitans interna labeled at right, at top … Wikipedia
Outer nuclear layer — Section of retina. (Outer nuclear layer labeled at right, fourth from the bottom.) … Wikipedia
