ciliary muscle
The ciliary muscle is a ring of smooth muscle in the middle layer of the eye that controls the eye's accommodation for viewing objects at varying distances and regulates the flow of aqueous humour through Schlemm's canal. [WP,unvetted].
Exact Synonyms
musculus ciliarus
Related Synonyms
Bowman`s muscles
ciliaris
musculus ciliaris
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- smooth muscle of eye (10)
- camera-type eye (318)
- anatomical structure (16,072)
- material anatomical entity (16,122)
class Information
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has_obo_namespace
uberon
present in taxon