Ciliary muscle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ciliary muscle |
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| The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) | |
| Latin | musculus ciliaris |
| Artery | long posterior ciliary arteries |
| Vein | Vorticose vein |
| Nerve | short ciliary From oculomotor nerve Through ciliary ganglion Sympathetic postganglionic fibers from sup. cervical ganglia. |
The ciliary muscle is a ring of smooth muscle in the eye's middle layer that controls the viewing of objects at varying distance. It changes the shape of the lens within the eye, not the size of the pupil.
Images for kids
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Ciliary ganglion with parasympathetic fibers of ciliary nerves.
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The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed.
See also
In Spanish: Músculo ciliar para niños
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