Cornea, Pupil and Lens
Cornea Avascular stroma Outer stratified squamous epi. Inner endothelium Aqueous humor; anterior chamber Air
Anterior Surface of Cornea Air
Posterior Surface of Cornea Descemet’s membrane; basement membrane of endothelium Anterior chamber; aqueous humor Endothelium
Iris and Ciliary Apparatus Anterior chamber (AC) Posterior chamber (PC) Ciliary body
Iris Pigmented epithelium Sphincter pupillae muscle AC PC
Ciliary Body Lens Suspensory ligaments/zonal fibers of lens Ciliary process
Ciliary Apparatus
Canal of Schlemm SC: canal of Schlemm T: trabeculae - drain to CS C: cornea AC: anterior chamber CB: ciliary body I: iris Red arrow: flow path of aqueous humor to CS PC Ciliary process
Lens Suspensory ligaments of lens Capsule
Lens Capsule Anterior epithelium Lens fiber cells
Layers of Retina
Rod cellsCone cells
Fovea: Cones Only Light
Optic Nerve Optic disc
Diagram of Inner Ear
Inner Ear/Cochlea Modiolus Scala tympani (ST) Scala Vestibuli (SV) Organ of Corti (OC) Scala media (SM) Helicotrema Spiral ganglia (SG) Bony cochlea Spiral ligament (SL)
Organ of Corti ST SV SM Basilar membrane (BM) SG Vestibular membrane (VM) OC SL
Organ of Corti
Tectorial membrane (TM) Cochlear nerve fibers Hair cells Basilar membrane (BM) SM ST SL VM
Cochlear nerve fibers Organ of Corti TM Basilar membrane Outer hair cells Inner hair cells SM
Sensory Villi on Hair Cell: SEM
Taste Buds
Taste Buds on Fungiform Papilla of Tongue Taste buds
Taste Buds Apical pore with sensory cells in taste bud
Olfactory Epithelium
Olfactory Mucosa Olfactory epithelium: sustentacular/pseudostratified columnar epithelium with long microvilli
Olfactory Epithelium