Front (ventral) portion of the vascular, pigmentary, or middle coat of the eye, including the ciliary body and the iris. [ MP:0005194 ]
Synonyms: Haller tunica vascula anterior uveal tract ventral uveal tract anterior vascular layer of the eyeball tunica vasculosa bulbosa anterior part of uveal tract anterior vascular tunic of the eye
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- multi-tissue structure
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some uvea
- contributes to morphology of some uvea
- has part some iris
- has part some ciliary body
- contributes to morphology of some anterior segment of eyeball