Term Name: ciliary muscle
Synonyms: Bowman`s muscles, ciliaris, musculus ciliaris, musculus ciliarus
Definition: The ciliary muscle is a ring of smooth muscle in the middle layer of the eye that controls the eye's accommodation for viewing objects at varying distances and regulates the flow of aqueous humour through Schlemm's canal. [WP,unvetted].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001605]

Relationships
is part of: ciliary body
is a type of: intra-ocular muscle smooth muscle of eye structure with developmental contribution from neural crest