Eyebrow and eyelid Flashcards
What is the function of the eyebrow
Eyebrow diverst sweat/ Prevent perspiration from driping into the eyes from the forehead
Forms part of the facial expression
Name the four muscles that controls facial expression
Orbital portion of orbicularis oculi
Occipito-frontalis muscle
Corrugator supercilii
Procerus
Where is the orbicularis oculi located
Directly underneath the skin, surrounding the orbital margin
What is the action of the orbicularis oculi muslce
Closes the eyelid by voluntary control (orbital portion)
Where is the occipito-frontalis muscle located
Covers the skull, extending from the eyebrow to the back of the head
What is the action of the frontalis muscle
Draws back the scalp to raise the eyebrows, and wrinkles the forehead
What is the location of the corrugator supercilii
Beneath occipito frontalis, just above orbicularis oculi
What is the action of the corrugator supercilii
Draws the eyebrows downward and medially, producing vertical wrinkles in the forehead
What is location of the procerus
Pyramid shaped muscle at the nasl bones between the eyebrows
What is the action of the procerus
Pulls the eyebrows downward that assists in flaring the nostrils, producing horizontal frown in the forehead
What are the three synergistic actions of extreme upward gaze
Upward rotation of globe
Elevation of the upper eylids
Elevation of the eyebrows
Can the eyebrow be elevated voluntarily alone?
Yees
What is the nerve supply of the eyebrow
Motor innervator from facial nerve (CN VII)
Temporal branch
- Orbicularis oculi
- occipto-frontalis muscle
- corrugator supercilii
Upper bucal branch
- procerus
What is the blood supply to the eyebrow
Arteriral supply:
- supraorbital and supratrochlear branch of ophtlamic artery
Drainage:
- angular vein, enters the facial vein
Are eyebrows moved during the ordinary act of blinking
No
Where does the upper and lower eyelids meet
Inner canthus (medial) and outer canthus (lateral)
What are the structures located in the inner canthi
Lacus lacrimalis, where the eyelids are separeted by a small triangular space
In the center of lacus lacrimalis is th caruncle (a elevation, also known as caruncular lacrimalis)
Lateral to caruncle is the plica semilunaris (the fold of the conjuncitva)
Papilla, a small elevation 5mm from inner canthus
Punctum, located on the summit of the papilla (carries tears down the nose)
How long does it take for eyelashes to get replaced
100-150 days
What are the functions of the eyelashes
Protect the cornea
Screen and sense action
Reflex blinking
- each follicle is surrounded by a erve plexus with a very low threshold of excitation. Touching a cilium excites the nerve plexus of the folicle and produce a reflex blinking protecting the eye from the entrance of foreign particles anda against trauma
What are the six layers of the eyelid
- Skin
- Subcutaneous tissue
- Striated and non striated muscle fibres
- Orbital septum and tarsal plates
- Submuscular areolar tissue
- Conjunctiva
What is located in the skin layer of the eyelid
Epidermis has numerous melanocytes
Behind and between lash follicles are
- sweat glands
- Glands of Moll and Zeis (precent drying of lashes by producing lipids)
What is the skin continous with
Continous with the palpebral conjunctiva just in front of the poserior edge at the orifices of the tarsal glands