Anatomy - Jakirlic Flashcards
What are the first body hairs produced during embryologic development?
Eyebrows
Which muscle depresses the eyebrow?
Orbicularis oculi
Which muscle raises the eyebrow?
Frontalis
What does the procerus muscle do?
Pulls medial portion of the brow inferiorly to produce horizontal furrows over the bridge of nose
The superior palpebral sulcus is created by what?
Where the levator aponeurosis inserts into the skin
What creates the inferior palpebral sulcus?
Skin tethered to the underlying periosteum
What is the average width of the palpebral fissure?
28-30mm
What is the average height of the palpebral fissure?
9-10mm
Are the eyelashes located anterior or posterior to the meibomian glans?
Anterior
What creates the gray line?
The most anterior part of the muscle of Riolan
How many cilia are found in the upper eyelid?
100-150
How many cilia are found in the lower lid?
50-75
What are the types of anterior blepharitis?
Squamous or seborrheic
Staphylococcal or ulcerative
What are the types of posterior blepharitis?
MGD (meibomitis)
What are the 4 major functions of the eyelids?
Protect globe
Move tears toward drainage
Spread tears
Contain structures that produce tear film
Where is the thinnest skin on the body found?
Eyelid
What makes up the subcutaneous areolar layer of the eyelid?
Loose connective tissue between skin and orbicularis layer
The subcutaneous areolar layer of the eyelid is one of the few places that does not contain what?
Fat
What are the 2 portions of the orbicularis?
Orbital
Palpebral
What does the orbital portion of the orbicularis do?
Forced closure of the eye
What does the palpebral portion of the orbicularis do?
Spontaneous and reflex blinking
What are the two parts of the palprbral portion of the orbicularis?
Muscle of Riolan
Muscle of Horner
What is the function of the muscle of Riolan?
Keeps lid margin opposed to globe
The muscle fibers of the muscle of Horner encircle what?
The canaliculi