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.
Additional images
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Rod%26Cone.jpg/229px-Rod%26Cone.jpg)
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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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![1:posterior segment 2:ora serrata 3:ciliary muscle 4:ciliary zonules 5:Schlemm's canal 6:pupil 7:anterior chamber 8:cornea 9:iris 10:lens cortex 11:lens nucleus 12:ciliary process 13:conjunctiva 14:inferior oblique muscule 15:inferior rectus muscule 16:medial rectus muscle 17:retinal arteries and veins 18:optic disc 19:dura mater 20:central retinal artery 21:central retinal vein 22:optic nerve 23:vorticose vein 24:bulbar sheath 25:macula 26:fovea 27:sclera 28:choroid 29:superior rectus muscle 30:retina](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Eye-diagram_no_circles_border.svg/200px-Eye-diagram_no_circles_border.svg.png)
tunic (middle)
Choroid | |
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Ciliary body | |
Iris |
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of the eye
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Posterior segment |
- Keratocytes
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- Eye disease
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