Anatomy Flashcards
What bone is the superior orbital fissure in?
Sphenoid bone
What bone is infraorbital foramen in?
Maxilla
What bone is optic canal in?
Sphenoid bone
What bone is supraorbital notch in?
Frontal bone
What is the apex of the bony orbit?
Optic canal
What parts of the bony orbit are affected in blowout fractures because they are extremely thin?
Medial wall and orbital floorq
What NVB can be damaged in blowout fractures?
Infraorbital
What are the two parts of the obicularis oculi in the external layer of eyelid?
Orbital and palpebral parts (palpebral is lower lid)
What is the tendon called that is superior on the eyelid?
Tendon of levator palpebrae superioris
What are the two ligaments medial and lateral of the eyelid?
Lateral palpebral ligament
Medial palpebral ligament
Name the sheet of fascia on the eyelid that helps prevent spread of infection from superficial to deep?
Orbital septum
What structures above and below the eyelid are thumb shaped?
Superior tarsus and inferior tarsus
What structure does the levator palpebrae superioris attach to?
Superior Tarsus
What role do the tarsal glands have?
Lipid secretion
What are the coloured parts of the eye called?
Iris
What is the iris covered by?
The cornea
What is the lower eyelid lined by?
Conjunctiva
What is the junction between the sclera and cornea called?
The limbus
What is the conjunctival fornix?
Loose arching folds connecting the conjunctival membrane lining the inside of the eyelid with the conjunctival membrane covering the eyeball
What innervates the lacrimal gland?
Parasympathetic VII
What do lacrimal fluid drain through?
Lacrimal puncta
What is a variable aperture, under autonomic control, in the centre of the iris?
The pupil
What are the three layers of the eye?
Fibrous
Uvea (vascular layer)
Retina (photosensitive - inner layer)
What are the two layers of the fibrous part of the eye?
Sclera - muscle attachment
Cornea - 2/3rd of refractive power
What are the three parts of the uvea layer?
- Iris - pupil diameter
- Ciliary body
- Choroid
What structure in the uvea controls nutrition and gas exchange?
Choroid
What structure in the uvea controls iris, shape of lens and secretion of aqueous humour?
Ciliary body
Where is the anterior segment of the eye
In front of lens - divided into chambers
What is the anterior chamber of the anterior segment of eye between and what does it contain?
Between cornea and iris- contains aqueous humour