extraocular muslces Flashcards
what are horizontal eye movements
- from left to right
- adduction is movement from the eyes towards the nose
- addduction is movement of the eye away from the midline
adduction and abbduction is movement around the vertical axis
what are vertical eye movements
moving the eye up is elevation
moving the eye down is depression
elevation and depression is movement around the horizontal axis
what are rotational/pivitol movements
- intorsion- when the eye is turning in towards the nose
- extorison - when the eye is turning outwards away from the nose
around and axis that goes from anterior to posterior
describe the different eye movements
if you face a patient with the eyes pointing straight ahead this = the primary position
if you cover right eye and observe the ducctions of the left eye - movement of the cornea away from the midline is abbduction , movement towards the midline is adduction
movement upwards is elevation
movemement downwards is depression
rotation of the upper cornea towards the midline is incylotorison or intorison
rotation away from from the midline is excylotorison or exorsion
what are the four rectus muscles
superior, inferior , medial , lateral
what are the oblique muscles
inferior oblique and superior oblique
what are the eom innervated by
superior rectus
medial rectus
inferior rectus
inferior oblique
(all innervated by cranial nerve 3)
superior oblique is innervated by the trochelear nerve ( cn 4)
lateral rectus is innervated by abducens nerve cn 6
describe the signifcance of the difference between the axis of the orbit and the eyeball
the axis of the eyeball is at 0 degrees
- the orbit instead of being a pyramid face on is slightly off centre
it is 23 degrees from the orbit
- resultant effect on the vertical axis
because the inferior and superior rectus is coming in at a oblique angle at 23 degrees - it means that they do more than just elevate or depress the eye
by how many degrees is the axis of the orbit and the axis of the eyeball offset
23 degrees - this has effect for pulling on muscles in the vertical axis
what are the cardinal positions of gaze
their is a difference between how we clinically test the extraocular muscles and what those extraocular muscles do to the eye in isolation
how do you test that the lateral rectus and medial rectus are working
medial rectus adducts the eye so you get them to test it by looking inwards
lateral rectus abbducts the eye so you get them to test it by looking outwards
how do you test that the superior oblique is working
- you get them to look down and inwards
where do the 4 recti muscles originate from
four straight muscles
medial , lateral , superior , inferior
originate from common tendinous ring and move forward to insert into the sclera anterioly
what are the 4 recti muscles longest to shortest
longest -= supeior rectus , medial rectus , lateral rectus, inferior rectus
what are the contents of the superior orbital fissure that pass within the common tendinous ring
- superior division of the oculomotor nerve
- nasocillary nerve
- inferior division of oculomotor nerve
- abducens nerve
what is the common tendinous ring
- oval thickening of the periosteum at the apex of the orbtial cavity
- encloses the optic foramen and medial end of the superior orbital fissure
what is the spiral of tillaux
spiral connecting insertions of recti muscles
the 4 recti muscles do not insert at the same distance from the limbus
medial rectus inserts closest to the limbus, with the inferior , lateral and superior recti progresivley inserting farther away
which eom inserts closest to the limbus
- the medial rectus at 5.5mm
which eom inserts furthest away from the limbus
superior rectus at 7.7mm
describe the medial rectus
- largest extraocular muscle
- origin - medial portion of the tendinous ring
- travels anerioly and perices tenons capsule (fascile sheath ) close to the medial orbital wall, sends off medial check ligament
insertion - medial sclera - 5.5.mm from the limbus- most proximal to the limbus
innervation - inferior divison of the oculomotor nerve
describe the function of the medial rectus
function - rotates the eye medially - adduction