GLANDS OF EYELID

Question 1

What are glands of zeis?

Answer 1

Type of sebaceous glands

Question 2

What is the function of Zeis?

Answer 2

They lubricate the eyelashes to prevent them from becoming brittle

Question 3

What is it associated with? (Zeis)?

Answer 3

Eyelash follicles , there are ususally 2 zeis glands per follicle

Question 4

What are glands of Moll?

Answer 4

These are type of apcrine glands

Question 5

Where are glands of moll found?

Answer 5

Located near the lid margin

Question 6

What is the funciton of moll?

Answer 6

They emtpy their contents into eyelash follicles, zeis glands or onto the lid margin

Question 7

What are glands of Krause?

Answer 7

They are type of accessory lacrimal glands

They are type of merocrine glands

Question 8

Where the Krause found?

Answer 8

Located in the fornices

Question 9

What is the function of Krause?

Answer 9

They secrete fluids of the same composition as the main lacrimal gland

Question 10

What are Glands of Wolfring?

Answer 10

They are type of accessory lacrimal glands

Type of Merocrine glands

Question 11

Where wolfring found?

Answer 11

Larger than glands of Krause and found near the tarsal conj

Question 12

Holocrine glands

Answer 12

These include goblet cells and meibomian glands

This type of cells secrete or shed the whole cell into the lumen

Question 13

Apocrine glands

Answer 13

These include glands of moll

this type secretes a protion of the plasma membrane buds off the cell and enters the lumen for secretion

Question 14

Merocrine glands

Answer 14

Thy include accessory lacrimal glands

this type secretes their substances by exocytosis and remain completely intact after secretion