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State the Function: Choroid Coat in the Eye - Biology

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State the Function:
Choroid coat in the eye

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Choroid layer with many capillaries forms the nutritive layer of the eye. The extended choroid layer forms the pigmented muscular curtain called the iris. The aperture in the centre through which light enters the aperture is called the pupil.

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Chapter 8: The Nervous System and Sense Organs - State the Function

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ICSE Biology [English] Class 10
Chapter 8 The Nervous System and Sense Organs
State the Function | Q 8

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