Preferred Name |
suspensory ligament of lens |
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Synonyms |
Zinn's membrane ciliary zonule zonule of Zinn zonules zonula ciliaris suspensory ligament of the lens zonular fiber zonula zonule |
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Definitions |
The zonule of Zinn (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) is a ring of fibrous strands connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye. The zonule of Zinn is split into two layers: a thin layer, which lines the hyaloid fossa, and a thicker layer, which is a collection of zonular fibers. Together, the fibers are known as the suspensory ligament of the lens[WP]. Modified or toughened vitreous that suspend the lens at the equator to the non-pigmented epithelium of the ciliary zone. In zebrafish, dorsal zonules are thickened as compared to ventral zonules. In both dorsal and ventral regions, these fibers delimit the vitreous body aqueous humor boundary[ZFA]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006762 |
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database_cross_reference |
ZFA:0005573 Wikipedia:Zonule_of_Zinn SCTID:362524000 FMA:58838 |
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definition |
The zonule of Zinn (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) is a ring of fibrous strands connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye. The zonule of Zinn is split into two layers: a thin layer, which lines the hyaloid fossa, and a thicker layer, which is a collection of zonular fibers. Together, the fibers are known as the suspensory ligament of the lens[WP]. Modified or toughened vitreous that suspend the lens at the equator to the non-pigmented epithelium of the ciliary zone. In zebrafish, dorsal zonules are thickened as compared to ventral zonules. In both dorsal and ventral regions, these fibers delimit the vitreous body aqueous humor boundary[ZFA]. |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg |
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has_exact_synonym |
Zinn's membrane ciliary zonule zonule of Zinn zonules |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
zonula ciliaris ciliary zonule suspensory ligament of the lens zonular fiber zonula zonule |
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id |
UBERON:0006762 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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label |
suspensory ligament of lens |
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notation |
UBERON:0006762 |
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prefLabel |
suspensory ligament of lens |
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