External limiting membrane
| External limiting membrane | |
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| 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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Rods and cones
Section of retina. (Membrana limitans externa labeled at right, third from the bottom.)
Plan of retinal neurons. (Membrana limitans externa labeled at left, second from the bottom.)
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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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070518033845/http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/EYE/RETINA.HTM
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