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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Anastasia.fr.1 on 06/08/2007 20:11:11

Title: how do our eyes work?
Post by: Anastasia.fr.1 on 06/08/2007 20:11:11

At the back of our eyes do we have wires to make our eyes blink and move. Also how do we see out of them ?

Title: how do our eyes work?
Post by: Simulated on 06/08/2007 20:13:43

I learnt this two years ago at school. Come on Sim think!!

Darn I'll have to go do some research. I'll get back to you!

Title: how do our eyes work?
Post by: another_someone on 07/08/2007 04:23:37

Almost all movement within the human body is produced by muscles, and the eyes are no exception.  There are muscles around the eyes that control the movement of the eyes and eye lids.

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Ff%2Ff3%2FEyemuscles.jpg&hash=d40ad4b2b95e416eb3b1e408f122b724)

The pink bits in the above diagram are the muscles.