retina

light-sensitive tissue layer inside the eye
Thing color_vision Q169342
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retina

Summary

retina is a color vision[1]. retina draws 1,402 Wikipedia views per month (color_vision category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • retina's instance of is recorded as color vision[3].
  • retina's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • retina is a type of layer of wall of eyeball[5].
  • retina is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • retina is part of eye[7].
  • retina is part of chorioretinal region[8].
  • retina's Commons category is recorded as Retinas[9].
  • retina comprises inner limiting membrane[10].
  • retina comprises nerve fiber layer[11].
  • retina comprises ganglion cell layer[12].
  • retina comprises inner plexiform layer[13].
  • retina comprises inner nuclear layer[14].
  • retina comprises outer plexiform layer[15].
  • retina comprises outer nuclear layer[16].
  • retina comprises external limiting membrane[17].
  • retina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Retinas[18].
  • retina's Commons gallery is recorded as Retina[19].
  • retina's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[20].
  • retina's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • retina's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • retina's has effect is recorded as color vision[23].
  • retina's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12343[24].
  • retina's different from is recorded as Q9336272[25].
  • retina's arterial supply is recorded as central retinal artery[26].
  • retina's venous drainage is recorded as central retinal vein[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include color vision[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include layer of wall of eyeball[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Components include inner limiting membrane[10], a class of anatomical entity[28]; nerve fiber layer[11], a class of anatomical entity[29]; ganglion cell layer[12], a class of anatomical entity[30]; inner plexiform layer[13], a class of anatomical entity[31]; inner nuclear layer[14], a class of anatomical entity[32]; and outer plexiform layer[15], a class of anatomical entity[33]. Part of include eye[7], an organ type[34] and chorioretinal region[8].

Influence

Things named for retina include Retina Display[35], a trademark[36], founded in 2010[37] and virtual retinal display[38].

Why It Matters

retina draws 1,402 Wikipedia views per month (color_vision category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] retina has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] retina is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for retina include Retina Display[35], a trademark[36], founded in 2010[37] and virtual retinal display[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · BoneheadElsewhere · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → inner limiting membrane, nerve fiber layer, ganglion cell layer +5
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  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → xo5B9, 3mfd3P, GJgS2
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  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0432317-sitnice
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0432317-sitnice, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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