loading...| Preferred Name | Ciliary Muscle | |
| Synonyms |
Ciliary Muscle |
|
| Definitions |
A ring of smooth muscle consisting of circular and radiating fibers within the middle layer of the eye. The ciliary muscle is innervated by both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and acts to control the flow of aqueous humour into Schlemm's canal and changes the shape of the eye lens. |
|
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32315 |
|
| code |
C32315 |
|
| DEFINITION |
A ring of smooth muscle consisting of circular and radiating fibers within the middle layer of the eye. The ciliary muscle is innervated by both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and acts to control the flow of aqueous humour into Schlemm's canal and changes the shape of the eye lens. |
|
| FULL_SYN |
Ciliary Muscle |
|
| label |
Ciliary Muscle |
|
| Legacy Concept Name |
Ciliary_Muscle |
|
| Preferred_Name |
Ciliary Muscle |
|
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C32315 |
|
| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
|
| UMLS_CUI |
C0559230 |
|
| subClassOf |