We just learned about the Vitreous Body gel inside the eye.
Another part of the eye is the Aqueous Humour.
We know that the eye has different layers.
1 - On the very outside is the cornea, the clear part of the eye that you can touch with your finger.
2 - Then there is the pupil which is the hole letting light in, and the colored iris that helps control the size of the pupil.
3 - Behind those is the lens, which is like a magnifying glass that changes shape to help you focus.
In between those layers is some watery liquid that helps keep everything tightly held in place.
This is the Aqueous Humour, and you can think of it kind of like how a water balloon helps keeps the shape of the balloon.
Aqueous is because it is watery, and Humour means like a liquid.
So the name really means watery liquid.
(from: wikipedia - aqueous humour)
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