Dr. Cowen Flashcards
FLoor of the orbit bones?
MPZ
Maxilla
Palatine
Zygomatic
Medial wall of the orbit?
SLEM Sphenoid Lacrimal Ethmoid Maxillary
Lateral Wall of orbit?
Zygomatic
Sphenoid
Roof of orbit?
Frontal and sphenoid
What is no man’s land?
Posterior 1/3 of the orbit.
What is the most dangerous site for infection?
Sphenoid bone, body and sinus, closest to the optic canal
Sphenoid sinusitis can lead to what?
Bilateral blindness
What part of the orbit is the weakest?
Floor of the orbit is weakest
If patient presents with limited up-gaze what is likely the problem?
muscle problem, possible intrapped inferior rectus
What is inside and outside the annulus of zinn?
Luscious french toast standing naked in anticipation Lacrimal frontal trochlear superior ophthalmic vein
Superior oculomotor Nasolacrimal Inferior oculomotor Abducens Optic nerve? Ophthalmic artery
What artery is most prone to damage when an indirect optic nerve injury happens?
ophthalmic artery
What foramen can spread sinusitis to the optic nerve?
Anterior and posterior Ethmoidal
