Corneal epithelium
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| Corneal epithelium | |
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| Vertical section of human cornea from near the margin. (Waldeyer.) Magnified. 1. Epithelium. 2. Anterior elastic lamina. 3. substantia propria. 4. Posterior elastic lamina. 5. Endothelium of the anterior chamber. a. Oblique fibers in the anterior layer of the substantia propria. b. Lamellæ the fibers of which are cut across, producing a dotted appearance. c. Corneal corpuscles appearing fusiform in section. d. Lamellæ the fibers of which are cut longitudinally. e. Transition to the sclera, with more distinct fibrillation, and surmounted by a thicker epithelium. f. Small blood vessels cut across near the margin of the cornea. |
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| Latin | e. anterius corneae |
| Gray's | subject #225 1007 |
| MeSH | Epithelium,+corneal |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | e_13/12339086 |
The corneal epithelium (epithelium corneæ anterior layer) covers the front of the cornea and consists of several layers of cells.
The cells of the deepest layer are columnar; then follow two or three layers of polyhedral cells, the majority of which are prickle cells similar to those found in the stratum mucosum of the cuticle.
Lastly, there are three or four layers of squamous cells, with flattened nuclei.
