Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy)

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Difference between Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy)

Iris (anatomy) vs. Lens (anatomy)

In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris (plural: irides or irises) is a thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. The lens is a transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to be focused on the retina.

Similarities between Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy)

Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy) have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aqueous humour, Cornea, Encyclopædia Britannica, Epithelium, Eye, Human eye, Retina.

Aqueous humour

The aqueous humour is a transparent, watery fluid similar to plasma, but containing low protein concentrations.

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Cornea

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for "British Encyclopaedia"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Epithelium

Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue.

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Eye

Eyes are organs of the visual system.

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Human eye

The human eye is an organ which reacts to light and pressure.

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Retina

The retina is the innermost, light-sensitive "coat", or layer, of shell tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs.

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What Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy) have in common
What are the similarities between Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy)

Iris (anatomy) and Lens (anatomy) Comparison

Iris (anatomy) has 71 relations, while Lens (anatomy) has 83. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 4.55% = 7 / (71 + 83).

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