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Eye Flashcards

1
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The tough fibrous connective tissue in the socket suspended in the bony orbit

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Bulbar fascial sheath

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2
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What is the retrobulbar fat

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takes up the space around the eyeball and acts as a cushion - prevents posterior displacement of the eyeball by the muscles - degrades as we age (“sunken” in look in the elderly)

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what are the components of the lacrimal apparatus?

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  1. Lacrimal gland
  2. Lacrimal caruncle
  3. Lacrimal drainage
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4
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What is the function of the lacrimal gland?

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produces lacrimal fluid (tears) and releases it to moisten the eye when we blink

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What is the lacrimal caruncle?

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bulbous tissue in the medial portion of the eye that contains oil and sweat glands
Very vascular
“Lacrimal lake”

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6
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What is the lacrimal lake?

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The place where tears collect

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7
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What is the function of lacrimal puncta?

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Drain fluid from the eye

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8
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What do the lacrimal puncta drain into?

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lacrimal canaliculi

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9
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What do the lacrimal canaliculi drain into?

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lacrimal sac

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10
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Where is the lacrimal sac located?

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in the lacrimal canal

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11
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What does the lacrimal sac drain into?

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nasolacrimal duct found under the inferior nasal concha

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12
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How large is the eye?

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~25mm in diameter

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13
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True or false: the eye is a peripheral organ

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FALSE!! it is in fact an extension of the brain!

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14
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List the layers of the eyeball

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Tunica fibrosa” outer layer (AKA sclera)
tunica vasculosa
Tunica nervosa

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15
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The tunica fibrosa is an extension of the brain’s ______ _________

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dura mater

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16
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What do the parallel fibers of the tunica fibrosa form on the anterior aspect of the eye?

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transparent cornea

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17
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what is the major focuser of light?

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cornea (lens does fine-tuning)

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18
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What is the iris?

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the pigmented portion of the tunica fibrosa that is not covered by the cornea

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19
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True or false: the cornea is vascular and has little innervation

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False (some veins; extremely innervated (esp. the cornea))

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20
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What is the darkest layer of the eye?

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tunica vasculosa

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21
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What are the portions of the tunica vasculosa?

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  1. coroid (most of it) turns into the
  2. ciliary body
  3. iris
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22
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What is the function of the ciliary body?

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ring of muscle that suspends the lens

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23
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What are zonules?

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Connected to the lens making it spherical and helps the lens to focus light (visual accommodation)

24
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When using far vision, what is the ciliary body doing?

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it is relaxed making the ring of muscle larger in diameter so suspensatory ligaments pull the lens tight

25
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When using near vision, what is the ciliary body doing?

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it is flexed causing the ring of muscles to be smaller in diameter so the suspensatory ligaments slack and relax the lens (goes back into a spherical shape)

26
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What is the ora serrata?

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posterior edge of ciliary body that is scalloped

27
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What is the iris?

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colored part of the eye

changes the shaped of the pupil

28
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What are the 2 muscle groups of the iris?

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  1. pupillary sphincter: rounded muscle group closest tot he pupil causing constriction- - works much faster than the dilator
  2. pupillary dilator: outer ring of muscles that pull away from the pupil
29
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What is the tunica nervosa?

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Retina - comes from the brain and lines the inside of the eyeball

30
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What are the two layers of the tunica nervosa?

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Neural portion: photoreceptors
Pigmented portion: found behind the neural layer - made up of pigmented (melanin) simple epithelium - reduces the amount of light scatter

31
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What is the fundus?

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the posterior portion of the eye

32
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What can you see when performing a fundus exam?

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the retina

33
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Where are the optic disc and nerve located?

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in the back of the retina

34
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What is the macula?

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The dark region in the center of the eye with a heavy concentration of light receptors (cones) - area with the highest visual acuity

35
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What is the fovea?

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located in the very center of the macula - high high high concentration of cones and visual acuity

36
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What can be observed with retina vessels?

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their condition mimics the characteristics of vessels throughout the body (can show HTN or diabetes)

37
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What are the three chambers of the eye?

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Anterior chamber
Posterior chamber
Vitreous chamber

38
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Describe the anterior chamber of the eye

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  • Between cornea and iris

- Filled with aqueous humor which helps to maintain pressure in the anterior chamber

39
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What absorbs aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye and where does it go?

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trabecular network - drains it into the canal of Schlemm

40
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Where does the canal of Schlemm drain aqueous humor to?

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small venules of the sclera

41
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High pressure of aqueous humor can lead to _______

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glaucoma

42
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Define pigment dispersion syndrom

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Pigment of the iris flakes off and plugs up the drainage system - can lead to glaucoma

43
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describe the posterior chamber of the eye

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  • between the iris and the lens/ciliary body

- produces aqueous humor which flows through the pupil to the anterior chamber

44
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Where is aqueous humor produced?

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in the posterior chamber in the ciliary processes (outgrowths of the ciliary body)

45
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Describe the vitreous chamber of the eye

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  • posterior segment of the eyeball
  • contains vitreous body
  • holds the retina in place
46
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What is the vitreous body?

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gelatinous substance that contains collagen fibers making it a spherical gelatinous mass - gives the eyeball its shape

47
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What can happen to the vitreous body as you age?

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The collagen fibers can break down and clump together which can pull away from the retina causing a detached retina

48
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What covers the inside of your eyelids?

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palpebral conjunctiva ( reflected onto the eyeball where it is continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva of the eye)

49
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What does the bulbar conjunctiva contain?

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vessels on the outside of the sclera

50
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What are the superior and inferior conjunctival fornices?

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lines of reflection of the palpebral cinjunctiva that form deep recesses

51
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what allows that eyelids to move freely over the surface of the eye?

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cinjunctival sac

52
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What forms the skeleton of the eyelids and strengthens them?

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Superior and inferior tarsi

53
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What are ciliary glands?

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sebaceous glands associated with the eyelashes

54
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Compare/contrast the lateral and medial palpebral ligaments

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Medial: between the nose and the medial angle of the eye - provides insertion for the orbicularis oculi
Lateral: on the later aspect of the eye - no muscle insertion

55
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what keeps orbital fat contained and can limit the spread of infection to and from the orbit?

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orbital septum

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