THE CONNECTIVE-TISSUE FRAMEWORK OF THE RETINA. 273 



Whilst in all the layers of the retina these supporting fibres 

 are continuous by means of lateral processes or branches with 



Fig. 360. 



Fig. 360. Diagrammatic 

 representation of the con- 

 nective tissue of the re- 

 tina, in correspondence 

 with the characters it pre- 

 sents near the ora serrata. 

 1. Limitaiis interna; 3, 

 ganglion-cell region ; 4, 

 internal granulated, or 

 molecular layer ; 5, inter- 

 nal granule layer ; 6, exter- 

 nal granulated or mole- 

 cular layer; 7, external 

 granule layer ; 8, limitans 

 externa, beyond which the 

 cradles of fibres which em- 

 brace the bases of the 

 rods and cones project. 

 Magnified 800 diameters. 



the intermediate spongy connective tissue, they are really 

 merely a part of the same, and are distinguishable from it only 



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