tapétum
51tapetum — /təˈpitəm/ (say tuh peetuhm) noun (plural tapeta /təˈpitə/ (say tuh peetuh)) 1. Botany a layer of cells often surrounding the archespore in a developing sporangium and absorbed as the spores mature. 2. Anatomy, Zoology any of certain membranous… …
52tapetum — n. a light reflecting part of the choroid membrane in the eyes of certain mammals, e.g. cats. Etymology: LL f. L tapete carpet …
53tapetum lucidum — a silvery layer in the choroid of the eye (Elasmobranchii and some marine teleosts) or within the retina (some Cyprinidae, Percidae and many bathypelagic species). Formed of guanine. Probably acts to reflect light back through the retina to… …
54tapetum lucidum — noun A layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals, immediately behind or sometimes within the retina, that reflects visible light so as to increase the light available to the photoreceptors …
55tapetum choroideae — t. lucidum …
56tapetum corporis callosi — [TA] a stratum of commissural fibers of the corpus callosum on the superolateral aspect of the occipital horn of the lateral ventricle …
57Polymastia tapetum — Taxobox name = Polymastia tapetum regnum = Animalia phylum = Porifera classis = Demospongiae ordo = Hadromerida familia = Polymastiidae genus = Polymastia species = P. tapetum binomial = Polymastia tapetum binomial authority = Kelly Borges… …
58choroidal guanine tapetum — the tapetum lucidum, q.v., in Elasmobranchii …
59Night vision — For other uses, see Night vision (disambiguation). Two American soldiers pictured during the 2003 Iraq War seen through an image intensifier Night vision is the ability to see in low light conditions. Whether by biological or technological means …
60Aderhaut — Anatomischer Aufbau des Säugetier Auges. Aderhaut rot Die Chorioidea (in neuerer Schreibweise auch Choroidea) oder Aderhaut ist der größte Abschnitt der mittleren Augenhaut (Tunica media bulbi). Sie bildet die Mittelschicht zwischen weißer… …
