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this fissure and fill the cavity of the secondary vesicle. 



Fig. 283. Part of a section through the head of an early human 

 embryo, showing the connection of the primary optic vesicles with the 

 fore-brain (His) : olf, Olfactory area of epiblast; ch ., part of fore-brain 

 which gives rise to cerebral hemispheres; th, thalamencephalon; p.o.v., 

 primary optic vesicles. 



Fig. 284. Three successive stages of development of the eye, showing 

 formation of secondary optic cup and crystalline lens in human embryos 

 of 4 mm. (A), 6 mm. (B), and 8 mm. (C) (Tourneux): a, a, primitive 

 optic vesicles; b, external layer of secondary optic cup (future pigment 

 layer of retina); c, inner layer of cup (retina proper); d, lens pit (thick- 

 ened and depressed ectoderm) ; e, lens vesicle.* 



These cells form the vitreous humor, while the choroid 



