external and internal lids and lacrimal apparatus Flashcards
The eyelashes are known as the _ and protect the eye surface by sweeping away airborne dust and foreign matter with blinking.
cilia
The _ is the space between the eyelids when they are open.
palpebral fissure
the point where the lids meet on the nasal side of the palpebral fissure is called the_ and the temporal junction of the lids is called the __
medial canthus, Lateral canthus
The _ is a soft moveable fold of the bulbar conjunctiva medially
semiluanris plica
the _ is medial to the plica having hairs with sebaeous glands for trapping matter in the corner of the eye.
caruncle
the _ are moving folds of the skin that cover the outer portion of the eyeball,
eye lids
the three layers of the eyelids are the outer layer of _ the middle layer of __ and the inside layer of __
skin, fibrous tissue and muscle, conjunctiva
The _ is dense fibrous tissue that gives the eyelids their firmness and shape
tarsal plate
the _ is the main upper lid elevator innervated by the third ( oculomotor) cranial nerve
levator palpebrae
the _ is a secondary elevator of the upper lid contributing 2-3mm of lift and is innervated by the sympathetic nerves.
mueller’s muscle
when we close our eyes they go up and this is called
bell’s phenomenon
The _ muscle is responsible for lid closure and is innervated by the seventh ( facial) cranial nerve
orbicularis oculi
The _ are long sebaceous glands in the follicles of the eyelashes for the oily layer in the tearfilm
glands of zeis
The _ are tubes at the base of each cilia or between cilia
sweat glands of moll
The_ spilts the lid into anterior and posterior portions
gray line