Cilia

Ciliary body
Definition:
The ciliary body is the structure in the eye that secretes the transparent liquid within the eye (aqueous humor). It also contains the ciliary muscle, which changes the shape of the lens when your eyes focus.
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Ciliary Motility Disorders - Disorders characterized by abnormal ciliary movement in the nose, paranasal sinuses, respiratory tract, and spermatozoa. Electron microscopy of the CILIA shows that dynein arms are missing.
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Ciliary Body Melanoma
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CiliaTiny, hair-like projections from a cell. Within the respiratory tract, the cilia act to move mucus along, in an effort to continually flush out and clean the respiratory tract.
SinusAn air-filled cavity.
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A structure in the eye that contains muscles which will affect the focusing of the lens.
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6) ciliary body - the part of the eye that produces aqueous humor.
7) cornea - the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the iris and pupil. A contact lens rests on this part of the eye.
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Axokine (ciliary neurotrophic factor [CNTF]) In clinical development for use in treating Huntington disease, obesity in type 2 diabetic patients, and retinitis pigmentosa. Mfg: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Source: FDC Reports - 11/97.
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These tubal cilia are essential to the movement of the egg through the tube into the uterus. If the tubal cilia are damaged by infection, the egg may not get 'pushed along' normally but may stay in the tube.
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Normally, fluid in the eye is made by structures behind the iris called the ciliary processes. The fluid flows through the pupil and exits the eye through the angle. The lens sits behind the iris and the fluid must flow between the iris and the lens.
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Miotics can cause a headache, due to spasm of the ciliary muscle. This may be more severe in the first 2-4 weeks of treatment. Local side- effects within the eye include burning, itching, smarting, blurred vision and short sightedness.
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Inside your sinuses are tiny hairs, called cilia (SIL-e-uh), which constantly sweep mucus out of your sinuses and into your nose and throat. Your sinuses drain into your nose through small openings called ostia (OS-te-uh).
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a decrease in the number of cilia, or protective hairs that line the airway
an increase in the amount of mucus produced, which can block the airways
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But sometimes the mucous dries out and the cilia no longer wiggle. Then the secretions pool in the back of the nose, thicken, and then begin dripping into the bronchial tubes or into the voice box.
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Saltwater washes (saline lavage or irrigation) help keep the nasal passages open by washing out thick or dried mucus; they can also help improve the function of cilia that help clear the sinuses.
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AQUEOUS HUMOR - A transparent liquid contained in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye; produced by the ciliary process it passes to the venous system via the canal of Schlemm.
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The uvea contains the iris, that colored part that controls the amount of light entering the eye, the coroid plexus that is a collection of many small blood vessels, and an organ named the ciliary body that produces the fluid filling the eye.
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Contributing factors include malfunction of the tiny, hairlike projections (cilia) that propel secretions out of the sinuses and abnormally thick sinus secretions.
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