I am doing a report on the eye, and I need to know what cells make the virtreous humor in the eyeball, and then I need to know what nerve innervates those cells in the eye. Thanks for the help.
2006-09-18 13:44:53 · 2 answers · asked by einstein_15650 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I am not looking for the composition of the vitreous humor, rather the cells that literally make it (secrete in some form or another). I understand that is is not made of cells. I am trying to finish a report, and I have no idea where to find this information. Thanks for your help.
2006-09-18 15:17:50 · update #1
The vitreous humor is not made up of cells; it is 99% water and the remaining 1% is mainly salts, sugars, phagocytes, and collagen fibers. The optic nerve (cranial nerve II) innervates the sensory portion of the eye. The muscles that move the eye are controlled by the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III), the trochlear nerve (cranial nerve IV), and the abducens nerve (cranial nerve VI).
2006-09-18 15:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually dont believe there are specific cells that make the vitreous humor fluid. All of its components (water, salts, sugars, phagocytes, and collagen) are naturally produced by the body or are things we use because they were taken in as part of our diet. The vitreous fluid then is really "regulated" rather than produced. We were born with the fluid in our eyes but things like diet, age, health etc determine the amount of fluid and its composition.
2006-09-24 15:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by piper171717 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋