6 - Eye and Orbit Flashcards
Which bones make up the roof, floor and lateral wall of the orbit?
Roof – orbital plate of frontal bone
Floor – orbital plate of maxillary bone
Lateral wall – greater wing of the sphenoid bone + zygomatic bone
Which bones make up the medial wall of the orbit? (4)
Lacrimal bone
Orbital plate of ethmoid
Frontal process of maxilla
Lesser wing of sphenoid
What foramen lie just superiorly and inferiorly to the orbit on the anterior surface of the skull?
supra-orbital foramen
infra-orbital foramen
Which structures pass through the optic canal?
Optic nerve
Ophthalmic artery
Which structures pass through the inferior orbital fissure?
(Zygomatic branch of the) maxillary division (V2) of trigeminal nerve
Infraorbital vessels
Which structures pass through the superior orbital fissure?
(nerves involved in extrinsic muscle function)
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Ophthalmic division (V1) of trigeminal
Abducens
Ophthalmic veins (superior and inferior)
Sympathetic fibres
Name the 4 recti muscles and state their origin and insertion.
Superior Rectus, Inferior Rectus, Lateral Rectus, Medial Rectus
Origin: common tendinous ring at the back of the eye
Insertion: 5 mm behind the corneal margin (onto the sclera)
State the innervation of the 6 extrinsic eye muscles?
Lateral Rectus = Abducens (CN 6)
Superior Oblique = Trochlear (CN 4)
Medial Rectus, Superior Rectus, Inferior Rectus, Inferior Oblique = Oculomotor (CN 3)
What are the 2 oblique muscle of the eye?
inferior and superior oblique muscles
State the origin and insertion of the inferior oblique.
Origin: orbital surface of maxilla
Insertion: postero-lateral inferior quadrant of the globe
State the origin and insertion of the superior oblique.
Origin: body of sphenoid
Insertion: via the trochlea to the postero-lateral superior quadrant of the globe
Which muscle is responsible for elevating the eyelid?
Levator palpebrae superioris
Where is the origin and insertion of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle?
Origin: lesser wing of sphenoid
Insertion: superior tarsal plate and skin of the eyelid
Describe the innervation of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle
Oculomotor and sympathetic to smooth muscle
Describe the isolated muscle action of the oblique muscles.
Superior oblique = depresses AND abducts
Inferior oblique = elevates AND abducts