(Kostenlos herunterladen) Aqueous Humor Vitreous Humor

It is a clear gel like substance that occupies the space behind the lens and in front of the retina at the back of the.

Aqueous humor vitreous humor. Often used to designate the entire vitreous body. Vitreous humor the fluid portion of the vitreous body. It is secreted from the ciliary epithelium a structure supporting the lens. Ocular humor either of the humors of the eye aqueous or vitreous. The latter consists of water protein vitrein hyaluronic acid and collagen fibres. The aqueous humour is a transparent watery fluid similar to plasma but containing low protein concentrations. 2003 by saunders an imprint of elsevier inc.

Aqueous humor is a clear liquid found between the cornea and the lens of eye whereas vitreous humor is a clear gelatinous mass found in the rear part of the eyeball between the lens and retina. These substances are called the vitreous humor and aqueous. Both the parts of aqueous chamber filled with a clear watery fluid the aqueous humour. The main difference between the vitreous humor and the aqueous humor is that there is a set amount of the vitreous humor in your eye and it does not move. The vitreous chamber the largest chamber is full of thick transparent jelly like substance the vitreous humour or vitreous body. Vitreous and aqueous humor gel like fluids inside the eye help it maintain its shape which plays an important role in overall eye health. Aqueous humor is continuously generated and continuously drains from the front of the eye throughout the lifetime whereas vitreous humor is produced only during the embryonic stage and stays for the entire lifetime.

Miller keane encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine nursing and allied health seventh edition. Vitreous humor the vitreous humor comprises a large portion of the eyeball. Vitreous humor vh is a gel like fluid obtained from the eye. In children the vitreous humor is milky and has a gel like consistency. Vitreous humor about eighty percent of the space inside the eye the area behind the anterior and posterior chambers and between the lens and the retina is filled with a clear gel like substance called the vitreous humor.