PHYSIOLOGY OF THE INVERTEBRATA. 



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eyes of other Invcrtehrata. Highly-developed simple eyes 

 are also present in the Branchiogastcropoda. 



In the Ptevopoda the visual organ is either absent or it is 

 rudimentary. 



In the Ceplmlopoda the organs of vision are large and 

 highly developed ; in fact, the eyes of the typical Dibrauchiate 

 Cephrdopoda are more highly organised than those of any 

 other Invertebrate animal. A pair of eyes are situated in the 

 orbital cavities at the sides of the head in all the DUjranchiata. 

 The eye (Fig. 73) is more or less of globular form and con- 

 sists of the following parts : cornea, tapetum, ciliary body, 

 crystalline lens, vitreous humour,, sclerotica, retina, white 

 glandular body, and the optic ganglion* and nerve. 



* A great part of the eyeball is occupied by the optic ganglion. 



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