Choose the correct answer from each of the four options given below:
Aqueous humour is present between the:
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(d) Cornea and Lens.
The AQUEOUS HUMOUR is the thin, watery fluid filling the chamber in FRONT of the lens — between the CORNEA and the LENS. (The iris lies within that space, dividing it into anterior and posterior chambers, which is why option (c) is a partial answer and option (d) the complete one.)
The VITREOUS HUMOUR is the thick, jelly-like fluid filling the large chamber BEHIND the lens, between the lens and the retina — which is option (a), placed here as the trap.
HOW TO KEEP THEM APART: AQUEOUS means watery (aqua = water) and lies in FRONT; VITREOUS means glassy and thick and lies BEHIND. Light meets the thin one first.
Their functions differ too: the aqueous humour NOURISHES the cornea and lens, which have no blood supply of their own, while the vitreous humour maintains the SHAPE of the eyeball.
Cornea and Lens.