Contents Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS
     18. Eye
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    18.14   Ciliary body Version française
This section of the ciliary body shows bundles of smooth muscle fibres (M) separated by loose connective tissue containing numerous melanocytes (arrows).

These bundles of smooth muscle cells have two main orientations in the ciliary body. They are either longitudinal or circular, the circular ones being close to the ciliary processes (see Figure 18.10).

These ciliary muscles play an important role in visual accommodation.

Stain: H–­­E
Magnification: ×300

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