Cranial Nerves Pt 2 Flashcards
DESCRIBE orbit
place/socket = cone shaped cavity
bounded by 7 skull bones = neuro and viscerocranium
what does orbit contain
eyeball optic nerve, extraocular muscles, neurovascular structures,
lacrimal gland (superior lateral corner of orbit) & various amounts of adipose tissue (fat filler)
which nerve is in orbit
optic nerve
CNII
describe orbital fat
adipose tissue
cushions and protects orbit contents
promotes smooth eyeball movements
dampens movements of eyes (not shaking around)
name and describe all 7 bones that bound the orbit
frontal = roof of orbit
ethmoid = medial wall w/ maxilla (tiny)
lacrimal (ant to ethmoid) = medial wall w/ maxilla (tiny)
palatine = posterior wall near floor of orbit
maxilla = floor mostly, lateral wall too
zygomatic = floor, also lateral wall
sphenoid = posterior and lateral walls - wraps around back for posterior wall
describe eye
globe
organized into 3 concentric layers
name layers of eye - superficial to deep
sclera
uvea
retina
describe sclera
outer fibrous tunic - whites, tough = made of dense ct, protects/maintains shape (structural role - integrity)
continuous anteriorly with transparent cornea = front clear space, cornea part of sclera
describe uvea
middle vascular/muscular tunic
controls amount of light and focus
name the 3 components of uvuea
choroid
ciliary body/muscle
iris
describe choroid - part of uvea
vascular layer - supply eyeball and interior
describe ciliary body - part of uvea
muscle
can change shape of lens - for focus
bulge, pulls lens and adjusts concavity and shape = focus light on retina
Readjust image in front or back of retina
describe iris - part of uvea
pigmented muscular ring with 2 muscles
organized at 90 degrees to each other
pupillary sphincter
pupillary dilator
describe iris pupillary sphincter - part of uvea
concentric fibers - rings
constricts pupil, closes aperture, reduce diameter
when fibers shorten
Parasympathetic
describe iris pupillary dilator - part of uvea
radial fibers
dilates pupil, opens up
sympathetic
organized radially
describe retina
innermost photosensitive tunic - detects signal
Specialized photoreceptor cells that synapse with neuron whose axons travel together as optic nerve cn II
name parts of retina
optic disk
macula
describe optic disk - part of retina
WHERE neurons converge - enter optic nerve
NO photoreceptors here = creates small blind spot
describe macula - part of retina
area with highest density of photoreceptors
has a zone of peak visual acuity = fovea the (highest density rods and cones, best at detecting all forms of light, straight at back of pupils in anatomical position)
describe spaces - chambers of eye
space between iris and cornea = anterior chamber, contains AQUEOUS humour, maintains intraocular pressure and provides nutrition
space posterior to lens = vitreous chamber, contains VITREOUS humour, gel like, maintains shape of eye, metabolic functions
describe optic nerve - gen
relays visual stimuli to brain
describe optic nerve - passage
receptor cells in retina relay signals via optic nerves through optic anal
at optic chiasm X = left and right visual field signals sorted into optic tracts and projected to contralateral side of brain for processing (visual-occipital lobe)
bilaterally symmetrical but right has role in left and vice versa
describe optic nerve - exit
cn ii passes through optic canal (hidden under lesser wing of sphenoid) = immediately above superior orbital foramen
describe extraocular muscles
turn eye towards light
eyeball moved by 6 extraocular muscles = 4 rectus and 2 oblique
controlled by cn III, IV & VI = all pass through sof - mostly dedicated to things around eye (eyeball, eye muscles, skin around eye, skin of forehead)
describe intraocular muscles
pupillary dilator and sphincter and cilliary muscles of uvea