Lecture 7: Orbit and eye Flashcards
Bones that makeup the bony orbit
-frontal
-sphenoid
-ethmoid
-lacrimal
-Palatine
-Maxilla
-zygomatic
foramen in the bony orbit
-superior orbital fissure
-inferior orbital fissure
-optic canal
3 layers of the eye
outer fibrous layer, middle vascular layer and inner neural layer
wha is the outer fibrous layer composed of
Sclera and cornea
what is the middle vascular composed of
Uvea: Iris, ciliary body, and choroid
what is the inner neural layer composed of
Retina
what colour is sclera
white
Cornea
-first refraction of light entering eye
-directs light to lens
-avascular
Sclera
-supportive outer white layer
-attachment site for extraocular muscles
-covered by mucous membranes (conjunctiva) to lubricate eye
-vascular
Limbus
-transition zone between cornea and sclera
what does the cilairy body do
-produces aqueous humour
-contains siliary muscles
-helps focus lens using zonular fibres and ciliary muscles
Iris
-contains pupillary dilator and sphincter muscles
-controls pupil size depending on light and nervous system signals
Lens
-focuses light on retina
what muscles adjust to things near or far
ciliary muscles
what happens to lens when ciliary muscle is relaxed
zonule fibres tighten, pulling lens flattened for focusing on distant objects
what happens to lens when ciliary muscles contract
zonule relaxes, lens rounded for focusing on close objects and refracting more light
what happens when you view a distant object
- ciliary muscles relax
- Zonular fibres tighten
- lens flattens
what happens when you view a near object
- ciliary muscles contract
- Zonular fibres relax
- lens thickens/rounds
true or false: when viewing near objects, the ciliary muscles contract, which relaxes the zonular fibres and thickens the lens
true
Iris colour is determined by what
colour is determined by amount of melanin
Sphincter Pupillae
-concentric muscle fibres
-constricts pupils when contracted
-PNS (stops light coming in)
DIlator Pupillae
-muscle fibres run longitudinally
towards margins of iris
-enlarges pupil when contracted
-sympathetic NS (helps light in)
what happens to eye when SNS signals sent OR in dim light
dilator pupil contracts
what happens to eye when PNS signals sent OR in bright light
sphincter puppilae contract