Anatomy Flashcards
Where is the meibomian gland located?
Embedded within the tarsal plate
The mucin layer is secreted by which cells?
goblet cells located in the conjunctival epithelium and is also the layer adherent to the glycoalyx
Where is the inferior orbital fissure located?
floor & lateral wall
Which muscle is innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve?
Superior rectus
Superior oblique is innervated by which nerve?
trochlear
The orbicular oculi is innervated by which nerve?
facial
The lateral rectus is innervated by which nerve?
abducen nerve
Which corneal layer can neither be replaced nor repaired after birth?
Bowman’s layer & endothelium
Which layer of the cornea thins with age?
endothelium
The border of the limbus layer is the termination of which 2 layers?
Bowman’s layer and Descemets membrane
What is the caruncle?
modified skin tissue & goblet cells located at the medial canthus
Patellar fossa
Site where the lens is located at the anterior vitreal face
Where is the lacrimal gland located?
Lacrimal fossa - in the orbital portion of the frontal bone
The spaces between the processes are called ?
Valleys of Kuhnt
What produces the lens capsule?
epithelium of the crystalline lens
Which layer of the lens contains the oldest lens fibers?
The embryonic nucleus - it is formed by the primary lens fibers from the posterior lens epithelium
In the anterior chamber angle, where is Schwalbe’s ring located?
Termination of Descemet’s membrane
