Accessory structures Flashcards
Accessory structure: Palpebrae
The eyelid
what releases fluid which cleanses and protects the eye’s surface as it lubricates and moistens it. These lacrimal secretions are commonly known as tears?
Accessory structure:
Lacrimal gland (lateral)
what is inside corner of your eye collects tears that drain out of your eyes through your lacrimal puncta; leaks tears into the nose?
.Accessory structure:
Lacrimal sac (medial)
what is the mucous membrane that covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelids?
.Accessory structure:
Conjunctiva
Accessory structure:
Rotates eye upwards
Muscle?
Superior rectus
Rotates eye upwards
CN # and name?
CN III , Oculomotor
Accessory structure:
Rotates eye medially
Muscle?
Medial rectus
Rotates eye medially
CN # and name?
CN III , Oculomotor
Accessory structure:
Rotates eye downwards
Muscle?
Inferior rectus
Rotates eye downwards
CN # and name?
CN III , Oculomotor
Accessory structure:
Rotates eye laterally
Muscle?
Lateral rectus
Rotates eye laterally
CN # and name?
CN VI , Abducens
Accessory structure:
Rotates eye upwards and laterally
Muscle?
Inferior oblique
Rotates eye upwards and laterally
CN # and name?
CN III , Oculomotor
Accessory structure:
Rotates eye downwards and laterally
Muscle?
Superior oblique