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| ID: | XAO:0000179 |
| Full Id: | XAO:0000179 |
| Synonyms: | eyes |
| Definitions: | The organ of sight (visual apparatus), almost spherical in shape. At the end of development (NF stage 66) the eyes bulge out of their orbital capsules near the lateral edge of the dorsal side of the head. |
| Develops From: | eye primordium |
| Part Of: | visual system central nervous system head |
| Subset: | frequent_anatomy_items |
| Xref: | ZFA:0000107 |
| Related Synonym: | eyes |
| Sub Class: | globe cornea pupil retina lens lower eyelid cranial nerve II ciliary body iris sclera conjunctiva |