Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 657
t. The chieffunctions of the sclerotic are to maintain the shape of the organ, and toprotect it from injury and pressure. Iris.—The iris, bb, is an annular ojiaque diaphragm, placed between thecornea and the crystalline lens. It constitutes the coloured part of the eye,and is perforated by an… … Fig. 621 640 On Light [625- transverse direction. It contains a large number of muscular fibres, whichare disposed partly as a narrow ring close to the pupil, called the sphincteriridis, and partly in the form of fibres radiating from the circumference tothe sphincter, called the dilatator iridis.…
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