Sensory membrane that lines the posterior chamber of the eye and functions as the immediate instrument of vision by receiving the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic nerve. [ http://www.merriam-webster.com/medlineplus/retina ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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Subclass of:
- multi-tissue structure
- regional part of nervous system
- retina
- starts during some NF stage 28
- part of some eye