Anatomy Flashcards
How many bones make up the orbit?
7
Name the bones that make up the orbit…
zygomatic frontal sphenoid ethmoid maxilla nasal lacrimal
What part of the orbit is most vulnerable to injury?
orbital floor
What bones make up the orbital floor?
maxilla
zygomatic
nasal
What are the contents of the superior orbital fissure?
CN III, IV, V1 and VI
Superior ophthalmic vein
What cranial nerve passes through the inferior orbital fissure?
CN V2
What is the function of muller’s muscle?
assists eyelid elevation
What is the nerve supply of mullers muscle?
sympathetic
What muscle closes eyelids? and what nerve innervates it?
orbicularis oculi
CN VII
Name the syndrome caused by sympathetic injury to mullers muscle?
Horners syndrome
Is tear production stimulated by sympathetics or parasympathetics?
parasympathetics
What prevents the reflux of tears (lacrimation)?
Valve of Hasner
between inferior meatus and nasolacrimal duct
What nerve supplies the conjunctiva?
CN V1
Where does the lymph drainage of the conjunctiva go to?
Preauricular and submandibular lymph nodes
name the 3 layers of the eye…
Fibrous layer
Vascular layer
Neural layer
What makes up the fibrous layer?
sclera and cornea
what is the purpose of the sclera?
attachment sites for recti muscles
How many layers is the cornea made from?
5
What makes up the vascular layer?
choroid
ciliary body
iris
What is the function of the choroid?
supplies retina
What is the function of the ciliary body?
produces aqueous humour
adjusts of lens
What is the function of the iris?
protects retina