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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Sphincter pupillae


Sphincter pupillae
Pupil is the central small aperture situated within the iris of eye. The size of it control by two muscles one is sphincter papillae and dilator papillae. So through pupil only the appropriate amount of light enters the eye .
    They are involuntary muscle fibers of the iris, which arranged circularly.
It is only present in papillary margin of iris. It is supplied by parasympathetic fibers from Edinger-westphal nucleus of oculomotor nerve.

Function: constrictor of the pupil in response to bright light. Failure of pupil to respond to light is an important clinical sign of the lack of nerve or brain function.

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