Histology of the Eye and Ear Flashcards
Special sebaceous glands whose secretion retards evaporation of tears
Tarsal (meibomian) glands
Blockage of Tarsal (Meibomian) glands leads to _______, or inflammation of the gland
Chalazion
Infections of these glands causes a “stye”
Sebaceous (Zeis) gland of eyelashes
Gland that produces tears; located beneath the conjunctiva
Lacrimal gland
The lacrimal gland is made up of ____ ____ glands; approximately 12 ducts empty beneath the upper lid; drains into ______ duct
Tubuloacinar serous
Nasolacrimal
2 types of conjunctiva lining the space between the inner eyelid and ending just lateral to the cornea
Palpebral conjunctiva
Bulbar conjunctiva
The palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva are made up of thin mucous membrane with _____________ epithelium + _____ cells
Stratified columnar; goblet
Development of the eye begins with evagination of _______ from the forebrain, forming the _____ _____
Neuroectoderm; optic vesicles
Invagination of the optic vesicle forms the ____ _____, connected to the forebrain by an ____ ____
Optic cup; optic stalk
Optic vesicles induce overlying ______, forming a lens vesicle located within the cup
Ectoderm
The inner layer of the optic cup forms the ____ _____
The outer layer of the optic cup forms the ____ ____ ____
Neural retina
Retinal pigmented epithelium
The inner layer of the optic cup forms the neural retina while the outer layer forms the retinal pigmented epithelium. What 3 things does the outer mesenchyme form?
Choroid
Sclera
Cornea
What is formed by the rim of the optic cup
Iris
Ciliary body
Ectoderm overlying the lens vesicle forms the lid and ______ ____ ____
Outer corneal epithelium
During eye development, blood vessels enter via a groove called the ___ ___
Optic fissure
What is the site where detached retina occurs?
Inner/outer optic cup layers
3 basic layers of the eye from outer to inner
Corneosclera
Vascular coat (uvea)
Retina
The corneoscleral layer of the eye is the outer fibrous coat, and is penetrated by the _____ n.
It consists of the sclera and retina
Optic
Composition of the sclera
Dense CT
What part of the corneoscleral layer of the eye do extrinsic mm attach to?
Sclera
The anterior surface of the cornea is transparent and continuous with the _____
Sclera
3 components of the vascular coat (Uvea) layer of the eye
Choroid
Stroma of ciliary body
Stroma of iris
Describe function of choroid contained in vascular coat (uvea) layer of the eye
Heavily pigmented; absorbs scattered light
Rich blood vessels lined with fenestrated capillaries for providing nutrients to retina
Well-attached to retina
Which part of the vascular coat (uvea) of the eye contains the ciliary mm responsible for accommodation?
Stroma of ciliary body
Function of stroma of iris (part of vascular coat/uvea layer of eye)
Contractile diaphragm where pupil is central aperture
The inner coat of the eye is the retina, which rests on the _____
Choroid
3 components of the retina layer of the eye
Epithelium of ciliary body and iris
Neural retina
Retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE)
Function of neural retina
Contains photoreceptors and support cells
4 primary functions of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) in retina layer of eye
Absorbs light
Prevents reflections
Major component of blood-retinal barrier
Phagocytosis
3 chambers of the eye
Anterior chamber
Posterior chamber
Vitreous (body) chamber
The anterior chamber of the eye is the space between the ____ and ____
Cornea; iris
The posterior chamber of the eye is the space between the posterior surface of the ______ and the anterior surface of the ______
Iris; lens
The vitreous chamber of the eye is the space between the posterior surface of the _____ and the ____ ____
Lens; neural retina
The vitreous chamber of the eye is filled with ____ ____ to help maintain its shape; it is made up of 99% water with proteins and hyaluronan
Vitreous humor
_____ = thick fibrous opaque layer pierced by blood vessels and posteriorly by optic n.
Sclera
Chief refractive element of eye that is continuous with sclera, made up of 5 layers
Cornea
5 layers of cornea from superficial to deep
Corneal epithelium Bowman’s membrane Corneal stroma Descemet’s membrane Corneal endothelium
Corneal epithelium type
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous
Stem cells for the corneal epithelium are located in the ____ region
Limbus
Anterior basement membrane for corneal epithelium
Bowman’s membrane
Describe orientation of cells in corneal stroma, as well as its vascularization
Unique orientation of cells and stroma
Avascular
Very thick posterior basement membrane for corneal endothelium
Descemet’s membrane