[15] Anatomy of the Orbit, Eye, and Lacrimal Apparatus Flashcards
What is the orbit?
A pyramidal shaped bony cavity within the facial skeleton
What does the orbit contain and protect?
- The eyeball
- Its muscles
- Nerves
- Vessels
- Most of the lacrimal apparatus
What nerve does the orbit contain?
The optic nerve
How does the optic nerve enter the eye?
It enters the back of the eye via the optic canal at the apex of the pyramid
What are the layers of the optic nerve?
- Pia mata
- Arachnoid mata
- Dura mata
Why does brain inflammation lead to photophobia?
Because the layers of the optic nerve also become inflamed
Which walls of the orbit are thin and vulnerable to injuries to the face or eye?
Inferior and medial walls
What is the apex of the orbit?
The optic canal
What makes up the superior boundary of the orbit?
The frontal and sphenoid bone
What makes up the lateral boundary of the orbit?
Zygomatic and sphenoid
What makes up the medial boundary of the orbit?
Ethmoid, maxillary, lacrimal. sphenoid
What makes up the inferior boundary of the orbit?
Maxillary, zygomatic
What holes does the orbit have?
- Optic canal
- Superior orbital fissure
- Inferior orbital fissure
What does the optic canal transmit?
- Optic nerve
- Opthalmic artery
What does the superior orbital fissure transmit?
- Trochlear nerve
- Frontal branch of opthalmic nerve
- Lacrimal branch of opthalmic nerve
- Abducent nerve
- Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
- Nasociliary branch of opthalmic nerve
- Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve
What does the inferior orbital fissure transmit?
Inferior opthalmic vein
What are the different parts of the eyeball?
What holds the lens in place?
Suspensory ligaments
What does the lens act to do?
Focus light onto the back of the retina
What is the area of the most accurate vision?
Macula/fovea
Why is the macula/fovea the site of the most accurate vision?
Because it has the most amount of cells, so convert most light energy to nerve signals
What is the optic disc?
The location at which the optic nerve enters the retina, and thus the blind spot
What are the layers of the eyeball?
- Outer fibrous layer
- Middle vascular layer
- Inner layer
What does the outer fibrous layer of the eyeball comprise of?
Tough, fibrous sclera
How is the outer fibrous layer of the eyeball continuous anteriorly?
As the transparent cornea
What is the function of the outer fibrous layer of the eyeball?
- Provides attachment for the extra-ocular muscle
- Gives shape to the eyeball
- Protective
What is the outer fibrous layer of the eyeball continuous with posteriorly?
The dural sheath covering the optic nerve at the back of the eye
What covers the sclera of the eyeball?
A thin, transparent layer of cells called the conjunctivae
Where does the conjunctivae extend?
Up to the edge of the cornea (the limbus), and is reflected onto the inner surface of the upper and lower eyelids
What runs through the conjunctivae?
Blood vessels
What does the middle vascular layer of the eyeball consist of?
- Choroid
- Ciliary body
- Iris
What is the function of the ciliary body?
Connects the choroid with the iris
What are the properties of the ciliary body?
- Vascular
- Muscular
Where does the iris lie?
Just anteriorly to the lens