Posterior chamber
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| The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. (Posterior chamber of eye labeled at center right.) | |
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| Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Posterior chamber labeled at upper left.) | |
| Latin | c. posterior bulbi |
| Gray's | subject #225 1012 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_04/12206823 |
The posterior chamber is a narrow chink behind the peripheral part of the iris of the human eye, and in front of the suspensory ligament of the lens and the ciliary processes.
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| Sensory system - Visual system - Eye - edit |
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| Fibrous tunic: Conjunctiva | Sclera | Cornea | Schlemm's canal | Trabecular meshwork
Uvea: Choroid | Iris | Pupil | Ciliary body Retina : Macula | Fovea | Optic disc Anterior segment (Anterior chamber, Aqueous humour, Posterior chamber, Lens) | Posterior segment (Vitreous humour) |
