05.1 Anatomy of the Orbit, Orbital Region and the Eyeball Flashcards
What is the roof of the orbit?
Frontal bone
What is the lateral wall of the orbit?
Zygomatic bone
What is the medial wall of the orbit?
Ethmoid and lacrimal
What is the inferior wall of the orbit?
Maxillary bone
What are the three openings of the orbit posteriorly?
Superior orbital fissure
Inferior orbital fissure
Optic canal
What is the most common fracture of the orbit and why?
Inferior blow out
Thinnest wall
What are the signs of an inferior orbital blow out fracture?
Restriction of upgaze
Enopthalmos
Where is the point on the retina where the highest concentration of light receptors are?
Fovea centralis/ macula
What makes up the inner layer of the eyeball?
Retina
What makes up the middle layer of the eyeball?
Choroid, cilliary body, iris
What makes up the outer layer of the eyeball
Cornea, sclera
What is the anterior segment of the eye?
Cornea to the lens
What is the posterior segment of the eye?
Lens to the retina
What is the anterior chamber of the eye?
Cornea to the iris
What is the posterior chamber of the eye?
Iris to the lens