[innermost of the three tunics of the eyeball, the retina is a ten layered nervous tissue membrane; it is continuous with the optic nerve and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain; its outer surface is in contact with the choroid and the inner surface with the vitreous body; the outermost layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. ( CSP )]
UMLS (NCI) C0035298 - Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
Relation/PAR: EYE
Relation/CHD: Fovea
fundus oculi
Optic Disc
retinal ganglion
Rod
Cone
Amacrine Cell
horizontal cell
Muller's cell
retinal bipolar neuron