| ciliary muscle |
the smooth muscle portion of the ciliary body that is responsible for controlling the lens- shape as it narrows or thickens to focus on images at different distances.
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| ciliary muscle |
musculus ciliarus; Bowman's muscles; responsible for changing the shape of the lens in the process of accomodation; consists of two sets of fibers: radiating and circular; contraction of the ciliary muscle relaxes the suspensory ligaments allowing the lens to become more convex.
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