Nictitating membrane
... and sharks have full nictitating membranes; in many mammals, a small, vestigial portion of the nictitating membrane remains in ... Birds can actively control their nictitating membrane. In birds of prey, the membrane also serves to protect the parents' eyes ... have full nictitating membranes, and many mammals retain a small, vestigial portion of the membrane in the corner of the eye. A ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nictitating membrane. Hawk, transparent eyelids (nicitating membrane slow motion video) ...
Reptile
Most reptiles, as well as birds, possess a nictitating membrane, a translucent third eyelid which is drawn over the eye from ... "Nictitating membrane". Encyclopædia Britannica. Anatomy. Retrieved 2020-02-20. "Catalina Island Conservancy". www. ... As amniotes, reptile eggs are surrounded by membranes for protection and transport, which adapt them to reproduction on dry ...
Tears
... have a full translucent third eyelid called a nictitating membrane, while others have a vestigial nictitating membrane. The ... "Nictitating Membrane - an overview , ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18. "Why do cats have an ... Humans and some primates have a much smaller nictitating membrane; this may be because they do not capture prey or root ... Barasa, A. (2003-06-01). "Morphology and structure of the nictitating membrane cartilage in mammals". Morphologie. 87 (277): 5- ...
Glossary of bird terms
The nictitating membrane also covers the eye and acts as a contact lens in many aquatic birds. With the exception of pigeons ... nictitating membrane Also, third eyelid. A transparent or translucent third eyelid that is drawn across the eye for protection ... most birds blink only with their nictitating membrane, and when not sleeping, use the eyelids chiefly only when the eye is ... "Symblepharon with aberrant protrusion of the nictitating membrane in the snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca)". Veterinary ...
Glossary of ichthyology
nictitating membrane An inner eyelid. notochord A rudimentary of embryonic spinal column. nuchal Pertaining to the nape. ... gill membranes Membranes covering the gill openings, attached to the branchiostegals. gill opening The opening behind each ... branchiostegal membrane The membrane connecting the branchiostegal rays and enclosing the gill chamber ventrally. ... branchiostegals, branchiostegal ray(s) Bony rays supporting the gill membranes behind the lower jaw. bristle A stiff hair-like ...
Bramble shark
The eyes lack nictitating membranes; the tiny spiracles are located well behind them. The wide, curved mouth bears very short ...
Hexanchiformes
The eyes have no nictitating membrane. Shark teeth similar to modern hexanchids are known from Devonian deposits in Antarctica ...
Bullhead shark
The eyes lack a nictitating membrane. A spiracle is present, but small. The dorsal ends of the fourth and fifth branchial ...
Elephant
A durable nictitating membrane shields the globe. The animal's field of vision is compromised by the location and limited ...
Candicine
... caused contraction of the cat nictitating membrane. A concentration of 0.012 mg/mL applied to the isolated guinea pig ...
Northern gannet
... the eyes are protected by strong nictitating membranes. There are subcutaneous air sacs in the lower body and along the sides. ... The four-toed feet are joined by a membrane that can vary in colour from dark grey to dark brown. There are coloured lines ... In one species, Michaelichus bassani, immature lice are found in the membranes lining the subcutaneous air-cells. Ixodes mites ...
Mammalian eye
Some species have a nictitating membrane for further protection. Some aquatic animals have a second eyelid in each eye which ... The posterior segment is the back five-sixths of the eye that includes the anterior hyaloid membrane and all of the optical ... Lying over the sclera and the interior of the eyelids is a transparent membrane called the conjunctiva. It helps lubricate the ... which lowers the number of open Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels on the cell membrane, which leads to hyperpolarization; ...
Goblin shark
The eyes are small and lack protective nictitating membranes; behind the eyes are spiracles. The large mouth is parabolic in ...
Smoothtooth blacktip shark
The small, circular eyes are equipped with nictitating membranes. The mouth forms a wide arch and has very short furrows at the ...
Australian blacktip shark
The large, circular eyes are equipped with nictitating membranes. The furrows at the corners of the mouth are barely evident. ...
Vision in fish
To protect their eyes some species have nictitating membranes. This membrane covers the eyes while hunting and when the shark ... However, some species, including the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), do not have this membrane, but instead roll ... Some believe that electro- and chemoreception are more significant, while others point to the nictating membrane as evidence ...
Common thresher
The eyes are moderately large and lack nictitating membranes. The small mouth is arched and, unlike in other thresher sharks, ...
Shark
To protect their eyes some species have nictitating membranes. This membrane covers the eyes while hunting and when the shark ... They are distinguished by an elongated snout and a nictitating membrane which protects the eyes during an attack. ... However, some species, including the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), do not have this membrane, but instead roll ... Some believe that electro- and chemoreception are more significant, while others point to the nictating membrane as evidence ...
Cat anatomy
The cat's third eyelid is known as the nictitating membrane. It is located in the inner corner of the eye, which is also ... The cat's tongue is covered in a mucous membrane and the dorsal aspect has 5 types of sharp spines, or papillae. The 5 papillae ...
Rescorla-Wagner model
Napier, R.M.; Macrae, M.; Kehoe, E. J. (1992). "Rapid reacquisition in conditioning of the rabbit's nictitating membrane ...
Spontaneous recovery
"Rapid reacquisition in conditioning of the rabbit's nictitating membrane response". Journal of Experimental Psychology. 18 (2 ...
Australian pied cormorant
The eyes have a special nictitating membrane for underwater protection. The pied cormorant can often be seen spreading its ...
Pondicherry shark
The large and circular eyes are equipped with nictitating membranes. Each nostril is broad with a small, narrow nipple-shaped ...
Emu
The eyes of an emu are protected by nictitating membranes. These are translucent, secondary eyelids that move horizontally from ...
Pigeye shark
The small and circular eyes are equipped with nictitating membranes. The anterior rims of the nostrils bear medium-sized flaps ...
Pinniped
As in many mammals and birds, pinnipeds possess nictitating membranes. The pinniped ear is adapted for hearing underwater, ... Male hooded seals use their inflatable nasal membranes to display to and attract females. In a match-to-sample task study, a ... the inflatable red nasal membrane of hooded seals and the thick necks and manes of otariids. Despite a correlation between size ...
Golden angwantibo
Unlike the Calabar angwantibo, the golden angwantibo has no nictitating membrane. The golden angwantibo is a nocturnal and ...
Crocodilia
When the animal completely submerges, the nictitating membranes cover its eyes. In addition, glands on the nictitating membrane ... The tongue cannot move freely but is held in place by a folded membrane. Crocodilians have some of the strongest bite forces in ...
Coral catshark
The eyes are horizontally oval and protected by rudimentary nictitating membranes; behind are spiracles of moderate size. The ...
Izak catshark
... each has a rudimentary nictitating membrane and is followed by a spiracle. The nostrils are preceded by triangular flaps of ...