Iris dilator muscle
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iris-dilator-muscle-212-2501942
title:
Iris dilator muscle
text:
The iris dilator muscle, is a smooth muscle of the eye, running radially in the iris and therefore fit as a dilator. The pupillary dilator consists of a spokelike arrangement of modified contractile cells called myoepithelial cells. These cells are stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system. When stimulated, the cells contract, widening the pupil and allowing more light to enter the eye. The ciliary muscle, pupillary sphincter muscle and pupillary dilator muscle sometimes are called intrinsic
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Smooth muscle of the eye
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_dilator_muscle
date created:
2005-10-19T00:02:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T09:03:19Z
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13
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