Zonule of Zinn
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| Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Zonular fibers labeled at upper left.) | |
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| The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. (Zonule of Zinn visible near center.) | |
| Latin | zonula ciliaris |
| Gray's | subject #226 1018 |
The zonule of Zinn (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) (after Johann Gottfried Zinn) 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.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Diagram at unmc.edu
- Diagram at eye-surgery-uk.com
- Diagram and overview at webschoolsolutions.com
- ciliary+zonule at eMedicine Dictionary
- Histology at BU 08011loa
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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