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Question
Write the main functional activity of the following structure.
Ciliary body and suspensory ligament
Solution
Ciliary body and suspensory ligament contains muscles which on contraction and relaxation, change the shape of the lens (being somewhat elastic) for viewing objects at different distances.
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