Orbit (anatomy)
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In vertebrate anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket/hole of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the c
Diagram of human eye with surrounding superior, oblique, medial and inferior rectus muscles; supraorbital foramen shown above the eye, and inferior orbital fissure inferolaterally.
Orbita
Lateral orbit nerves
Orbital cavity
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An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. It is part of an organism's visual system.
Orbit (anatomy)
…In vertebrate anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket/hole of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the contents. In the adult human, the volume of…
Compound eye of an Antarctic krill
Eye of a European bison
Human eye
The eyes of a mantis shrimp (here Odontodactylus scyllarus) are considered the most complex in the animal kingdom.