Eye Flashcards
Name the 6 bones which make up the bony orbit and what they form - roof? floor? medial wall? lateral wall? apex?
Roof - Frontal
Floor - Maxillary
Medial wall - Maxillary, Lacrimal and Ethmoid
Lateral wall - Zygomatic and Greater Sphenoid
Apex - Lesser Sphenoid
Name the 3 main foramina of the orbit?
Optic foramen
Superior orbital fissure
Inferior orbital fissure
Nerve which passes via the optic foramen?
Optic nerve
Nerves which pass via the SOF?
III, IV and VI and V1
Nerve which passes via the IOF
V2
Name the 10 main constituents of the eyeball?
Cornea Aqueous humour Iris Ciliary body Lens Vitreous humour Optic nerve Retina Choroid Sclera
Name the 3 constituents of the fibrous coat of the eyeball?
Cornea
Aqueous humour
Sclera
Name the 3 constituents of the vascular coat of the eyeball?
Iris
Ciliary body
Choroid
Name the 3 constituents of the sensory coat of the eyeball?
Retina
Cornea - function?
Transparent allowing light rays into eyeball
Also the refractive medium of the eye (2/3 power)
Sclera - function?
Opaque, giving attachment to muscles moving the eyeball
Ciliary body - function?
Suspends the lens and produces AH
Iris - fucntion?
Controls the diameter of the pupil and therefore controlling the # of light rays enetring
Choroid - function?
Supplies blood to outer layers of retina
Retina - function?
Light sensitive rods and cones enabling us to see