Preferred Label : suspensory ligament of lens;
Uberon definition : The zonule of Zinn (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) is a ring of fibrous strands
connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye. The zonule of Zinn
is split into two layers: a thin layer, which lines the hyaloid fossa, and a thicker
layer, which is a collection of zonular fibers. Together, the fibers are known as
the suspensory ligament of the lens[WP]. Modified or toughened vitreous that suspend
the lens at the equator to the non-pigmented epithelium of the ciliary zone. In zebrafish,
dorsal zonules are thickened as compared to ventral zonules. In both dorsal and ventral
regions, these fibers delimit the vitreous body aqueous humor boundary[ZFA].;
Uberon synonym : ciliary zonule; zonules; Zinn's membrane; zonule of Zinn;
Uberon related term : zonule; ciliary zonule; zonula; zonular fiber; suspensory ligament of the lens;
Origin ID : 0006762;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Uberon cross reference
- continuous with
- develops from
- part of
The zonule of Zinn (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) is a ring of fibrous strands
connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye. The zonule of Zinn
is split into two layers: a thin layer, which lines the hyaloid fossa, and a thicker
layer, which is a collection of zonular fibers. Together, the fibers are known as
the suspensory ligament of the lens[WP]. Modified or toughened vitreous that suspend
the lens at the equator to the non-pigmented epithelium of the ciliary zone. In zebrafish,
dorsal zonules are thickened as compared to ventral zonules. In both dorsal and ventral
regions, these fibers delimit the vitreous body aqueous humor boundary[ZFA].
