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Aqueous humour

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 Aqueous humour.


  1. Is produced by diffusion and active transport in the ciliary bodies.
  2. Pressure is close to mean arterial pressure.
  3. Formation depends on the enzyme carbonic anhydrase.
  4. Is absorbed into veins at the junction of the iris and the cornea.
  5. Is more easily absorbed when the pupil is widely dilated.

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A. True Its crystalloid composition is not identical to that of plasma.

B. False It is much lower. Above 20 mmHg is abnormal and suggests glaucoma.

C. True Inhibitors of this enzyme reduce formation and are used in treatment of glau-coma.

D. True This area with its overlying trabeculae is referred to as the canal of Schlemm.

E. False The iris then blocks access to the canal of Schlemm.

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