External limiting membrane
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| External limiting membrane | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | membrana limitans externa |
| TA98 | A15.2.04.011 |
| FMA | 58683 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The external limiting membrane (or outer limiting membrane) is one of the ten distinct layers of the retina of the eye. It has a network-like structure and is situated at the bases of the rods and cones.
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External links
- Histology image: 07902loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050313111150/http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/small/atlas/objects/126.htm
- Slide at uc.edu
- http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/eye_ear/eye12.htm Archived 2019-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070518033845/http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/EYE/RETINA.HTM
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| Uvea / vascular tunic (middle) |
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| Retina (inner) |
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