Sclera - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Inner to the conjunctival stroma lies this capsule. Tenons capsule
86%
This layer is immeadiately outer to the sclera. Episclera
71%
Jaundice
57%
This is the weakest area in the sclera. (Hint: it is found very near the optic nerve) Lamina cribrosa
57%
The limbal epithelial crypts contain cells that replace damaged basal cells in the cornea. What kind of cells are these? Stem cells
43%
The middle apertures are canals through the sclera that carry what? Vortex veins
43%
The sclera has fewer Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) leading to lower what compared to the corea? Hydration
29%
The posterior termination of the limbus is a line perpindicular to the globe and passing through the posterior edge of what? Scleral spur
29%
A yellowing of the sclera can indicate which two systemic diseases? Hyperlipidemia
14%
Blue sclera could mean the sclera is thin, but it could be normal in this population (other than people with nevus of ota). Neonates
14%
Radial projections of fibrovascular tissue in spokelike fashion around the corneal periphery is called what? Palisades of Vogt
14%
The posterior sclera is innervated by which nerves? Short ciliary
14%
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