Zonule of Zinn

Zonule of Zinn
Zonule of Zinn
	Anatomy of the anterior part of the human eye. "Suspensory ligaments" are labeled at left.
	The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. (Zonule of Zinn visible near center.)
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Latin	zonula ciliaris
TA98	A15.2.05.015
TA2	6795
FMA	58838
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The zonule of Zinn (/ˈtsɪn/) (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) (after Johann Gottfried Zinn) is a ring of fibrous strands forming a zonule (little band) that connects the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye.^[1] The Zonular fibers a viscoelastic cables, although their component microfibrils are stiff structures. These fibers are sometimes collectively referred to as the suspensory ligaments of the lens, as they act like suspensory ligaments.

^ Zinn, J (1755). Descriptio Anatomica Oculi Humani Iconibus Illustrata (Latin ed.). Gottingen: Viduam B. Abrami Vandenhoeck.

[1] Zinn, J (1755). Descriptio Anatomica Oculi Humani Iconibus Illustrata (Latin ed.). Gottingen: Viduam B. Abrami Vandenhoeck.

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