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Name the Following: the Focal Length of the Lens is Altered by the Contraction of Which Type of Muscles. - Biology

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Name the following:
The focal length of the lens is altered by the contraction of which type of muscles.

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Solution

Ciliary muscles

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Chapter 8: The Nervous System and Sense Organs - Name the Following

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ICSE Biology [English] Class 10
Chapter 8 The Nervous System and Sense Organs
Name the Following | Q 9

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