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{{Short description|Part of the eye; protective outer layer covering the sclera}} {{Infobox anatomy | Name = Conjunctiva | Latin = tunica conjunctiva | Greek = | Image = Gray883.png | Caption = The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball (label for 'Conjunctiva' visible at center-left) | Width = | Image2 = Gray869.png | Caption2 = Horizontal section of the eyeball (conjunctiva labeled at upper left) | Precursor = | part_of = [[Eye]] | System = | Artery = [[Lacrimal artery]], [[anterior ciliary arteries]] | Vein = | Nerve = [[Supratrochlear nerve]] | Lymph = }} [[File:Beccas Oga.JPG|thumb|Image of a human eye showing the blood vessels of the bulbar conjunctiva]] [[File:Hyperemia conjunctiva.jpg|thumb|[[Hyperaemia]] of the superficial bulbar conjunctiva blood vessels]] In the [[anatomy]] of the [[eye]], the '''conjunctiva''' ({{plural form}}: '''conjunctivae''') is a thin [[mucous membrane]] that lines the inside of the [[eyelid]]s and covers the [[sclera]] (the white of the eye).<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Conjunctiva |url=https://sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/conjunctiva |website=www.sciencedirect.com |access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> It is composed of non-keratinized, [[stratified squamous epithelium]] with [[goblet cell]]s, [[stratified columnar epithelium]] and [[stratified cuboidal epithelium]] (depending on the zone). The conjunctiva is highly [[Angiogenesis|vascularised]], with many [[microvessel]]s easily accessible for imaging studies.
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