Anatomy of the eye Flashcards
3 layers of eyeball
Fibrous (collagen, complete coat)
Vscular
Sensoary
Whchh nerve of the eyeball?
Optic nerve (cranial nerve II)
2 parts of the fibrous coat
-Sclera (opaque, attatchment for eye muscles)
-Cornea (opaque - fibres in the same direction and is transparrent)
3 parts of the vascular part
-iris (changes the amount of light let through),
-ciliary body (secretes aqueous humor and suspends the lens)
-Choroid ( supplies blood to the outer layers of the retina)
why is cornea transparent?
Because all the collagen fibres are alligned in the same direction, to let light through)
What is the retina?
the sensory section of the eye, contains light sensitive rods and cones that allow us to see
Post vs anterior segment and filled with
Posterior segment is veerything behind the lens, flled with vitreous Humor (VH)
Anterior segment is everything infront of the lens and filled with aqueous humor (AH)
What are zonules
the very thin strings attaching the lens to the ciliary muscle
Anterior vs posterior chamber of the anterior segment of the eye
anterior chamber is the section in front of the iris
post. chamber is infront of the lens but behind the iris
What is the angle of the anterior chamber
the angle around the iris to Schlemms canal (where all the aqueous humor drains) on the sclera/cornea junctiony kinda
What is the pathway of the aqeous humour
from the cliary body (where it’s produced) around the iris and drains in Schlemm’s canal
How many bones make up the orbit? WHich bones are they?
7
Frntal,
zygomatic,
maxillary
(pallatine)
Sphlenoid
lacrimal
ethmoid
What are the foramen of the eye?
OPtic foramen
Superior Orbital fissure
Inferior Orbital fissue
Why are the inferior and medial orbital walls weaker?
Because of the sinuses
AP legth of eyeball/AP length of orbit
eyeball = 24mm
Orbit = 40mm
What is the role of the fat?
cushions and protects
2 conditions that affect the fat on th eeyeball
Starvation - last fat to go so sunken eyeballs menas that theyre at a late stage
Thyroid eye disorder - staring like look, too much fat