EYE (E3) Flashcards
Define adnexa
The group of structures surrounding the eyeball which provide protection and movement
What portion of tear film do the tarsal glands produce?
the oily portion
What portion of the tear film do the gland of the 3rd eyelid and the lacrimal gland produce?
the aqueous portion
What is another name for the 3rd eyelid?
plica semilunaris
What is the orbit?
the cavity containing the eyeball
What is the periorbita?
a cone-shaped sheath of CT and smooth m that encloses the eyeball and its muscles, vessels and nerves
outermost layer of the eyeball?
cornea
How do you recognize the sclera?
the white of the eye
what is the choroid?
the pigmented posterior portion of the vascular coat of the eyeball
What is the fundus?
the posterior portion of the eyeball
What is the fluid posterior to the lens?
jelly-like vitreous body
What is the fluid anterior to the lens?
aqueous humor
What is the retina?
part of the internal coat of the eyeball. contains rods and cones
palpebral fissure
the opening between the 2 eyelids
medial and lateral palpebral commissures
where the uper and lower eyelids join (medial and lateral)
palpebral conjunctiva
mucosal membranes that line the inner eyelids
bulbar conjunctiva
mucosal membranes that covers the sclera
conjunctival sac
bound externally by palpebral conjunctiva and interally by bulbar conjunctiva. opens at the palpebral fissure
lacrimal gland
on dorsolateral border of eyeball, medial to orbital ligament; makes tears
levator palpebrae superioris muscle
innervated by the oculomotor nerve (III); begins at the apex of the orbit, over the dorsal rectus; thin muscle that controls the movement of the eyelid
dorsal rectus muscle
innervated by the oculomotor nerve (III); attaches dorsally to eyeball
medial rectus muscle
innervated by the oculomotor nerve (III); attaches medially to eyeball
ventral rectus muscle
innervated by the oculomotor nerve (III); attaches ventrally to eyeball
retractor bulbi muscle
innervated by the abducens nerve (VI); surrounds the optic nerve with its four fascicles; when contracted, third eyelid is able to cover eyeball
lateral rectus muscle
innervated by the abducens nerve (VI); attaches laterally to eyeball