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The choroid consists mainly of a dense capillary plexus and of small arteries and veins carrying blood to and returning it from this plexus. On its external surface is a […]

Sattler’s layer is a layer of medium-diameter blood vessels of the choroid a layer of the eye.

The vorticose veins referred to clinically as the vortex veins drain the ocular choroid. The number of vortex veins is known to vary from 4 to 8 with about 65% […]

The lateral hypothalamus or lateral hypothalamic area is a part of the hypothalamus. It is concerned with hunger. Damage to this area can cause reduced food intake. Stimulating the lateral […]

The preoptic area (also called POA) is a region of the hypothalamus. According to the MeSH classification it is considered part of the anterior hypothalamus. There are four nuclei in […]

The anterior hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.Its function is thermoregulation (cooling) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hyperthermia.The anterior hypothalamus plays a role […]

The dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the hypothalamus. It is involved in feeding drinking body-weight regulation and circadian activity. More specifically it is a necessary component for the […]

The sclera and cornea form the fibrous tunic of the bulb of the eye; the sclera is opaque and constitutes the posterior five-sixths of the tunic; the cornea is transparent […]

The ganglion cell layer (ganglionic layer) is a layer of the retina that consists of retinal ganglion cells and displaced amacrine cells.In the macula lutea the layer forms several strata.[citation […]

The retinal nerve fiber layer (nerve fiber layer stratum opticum RNFL) is formed by the expansion of the fibers of the optic nerve; it is thickest near the porus opticus […]