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ciliary body

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part of an eye

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Part of
Eye
System
Visual system
Artery
long and short posterior ciliary arteries
Latin
corpus ciliare
Mesh
D002924
Ta98
A15.2.03.009

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The ciliary body is a part of the eye that includes the ciliary muscle, which controls the shape of the lens, and the ciliary epithelium, which produces the aqueous humor. The aqueous humor is produced in the non-pigmented portion of the ciliary body. The ciliary body is part of the uvea, the layer of tissue that delivers oxygen and nutrients to the eye tissues. The ciliary body joins the ora serrata of the choroid to the root of the iris.

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