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LECTURE: Orbit Flashcards

1
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What sinuses lie between the orbits?

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ethmoid

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2
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The contents of the orbit are surrounded by

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bone and orbital fascia

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3
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What makes up the bony orbital walls? (4)

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  • Medial: ethmoid bone, maxillary bone and lacrimal bone
  • Floor: maxillary bone.
  • Lateral: sphenoid bone and zygomatic bone.
  • Roof: frontal bone.
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What are the openings in and around the orbit? (5)

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  1. supraorbital foramen
  2. infraorbital foramen
  3. superior orbital fissure
  4. inferior orbital fissure
  5. optic canal
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5
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What travels through the superior orbital fissure?

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III, IV, V1, VI

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6
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What travels through the optic canal?

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optic nerve and opthalmic artery

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7
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colored part of eye

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iris

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white wall of eye

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sclera

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9
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opening in iris

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pupil

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small mass of mucous membrane at medial corner of eye

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lacrimal caruncle

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small openings above and below caruncle for collection of tears

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lacrimal puncta

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13
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produces tears

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lacrimal gland

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14
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transports tears to lacrimal sac

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lacrimal canaliculi

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15
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collects tears

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lacrimal sac

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16
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drains tears into nasal cavity

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nasolacrimal duct

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18
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connective tissue plates that give the eyelids support

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tarsi

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19
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transparent anterior surface of eye

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cornea

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20
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focuses incoming light onto retina

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lens

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21
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posterior lining of eye with specialized photoreceptors

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retina

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22
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cavity located posterior to lens

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posterior cavity

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23
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transparent, gelatinous substance within posterior cavity

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vitreous body

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24
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space anterior to lens

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anterior cavity

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25
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space between cornea and iris

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anterior chamber

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26
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space between iris and lens

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posterior chamber

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27
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clear, watery fluid in anterior cavity

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aqueous humor

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29
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circular smooth muscle that affects shape of lens

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ciliary muscle

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30
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connects ciliary muscle to capsule of lens

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suspensory ligament

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31
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circular smooth muscle that affects size of pupil

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sphincter pupillae

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32
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drains fluid from anterior cavity

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canal of Schlemm

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33
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Blockage of the canal of Schlemm leads to what?

A

glaucoma

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34
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mucous membrane of anterior eye and eyelids

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conjunctiva

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35
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skeletal (voluntary) muscle that elevates the upper eyelid

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levator palpebrae superioris

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36
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superior tarsal (Muller’s) muscle helps with what?

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elevation of upper eyelid

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37
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Parasympathetic innervation makes the pupil …

38
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Sympathetic innervation makes the pupil …

39
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What ligaments pull on the lens to make it thinner?

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suspensory ligaments

40
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During relaxation of ciliary muscle, the suspensory ligaments are …

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pulling on the lens, causing it to become thinner

41
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During contraction of the ciliary muscle, suspensory ligaments are …

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slacking, reducing the pull on the lens and allows it to become thicker

42
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Describe lens shape for distant vision

43
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Describe lens shape for near objects

44
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depression in retina that represents the area of greatest visual acuity

45
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There are how many extraocular muscles which move the eyeball, and a muscle that elevates the upper eyelid?

46
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Classify the 6 extraocular muscles

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4 rectus

2 oblique

48
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Which eye muscle runs from the common tendinous ring to the superior aspect of the eyeball?

A

superior rectus

49
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Contraction of this muscle causes the eyeball to elevate and adduct (move superiorly and medially).

A

superior rectus

50
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Which eye muscle runs from the common tendinous ring to the inferior aspect of the eyeball?

A

inferior rectus

51
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Contraction of this muscle causes the eyeball to depress and adduct (move inferiorly and medially).

A

inferior rectus

52
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Which eye muscle runs from the common tendinous ring to the medial aspect of the eyeball?

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medial rectus

53
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Contraction of this muscle causes the eyeball to move inward, or adduct.

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medial rectus

54
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Which eye muscle runs from the common tendinous ring to the lateral aspect of the eyeball?

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lateral rectus

55
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Contraction of this muscle causes the eyeball to move outward, or abduct.

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lateral rectus

56
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All rectus muscles are innervated by what nerves?

A

CN III except for lateral rectus which is innervated by CN IV (abducens)

57
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Which eye muscle runs from the body of the sphenoid bone (just superiomedial to common tendon) to the superior region of the eyeball?

A

superior oblique

58
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Which eye muscle runs in the medial aspect of the superior orbit before looping around a tendinous trochlea (pulley) in the anterior/medial orbit, changing its angle of attachment?

A

superior oblique

59
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Contraction of this muscle causes the eyeball to depress and abduct (inferior and lateral).

A

superior oblique

60
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Which eye muscle runs from the anterior part of the floor of the orbit, medially, to the inferior aspect of the eyeball?

A

inferior oblique

61
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It causes the eye to elevate and abduct (superior and lateral).

A

inferior oblique

62
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Superior oblique is innervated by what nerve?

63
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The inferior oblique is innervated by what nerve?

64
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Which muscle runs from the lesser wing of sphenoid bone, near optic canal, to the superior tarsus (upper eyelid)?

A

levator palpebrae superioris

65
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Which nerve carries visual information from retina?

A

CN II (optic nerve)

66
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The lateral half of each retina projects to the ______ of the brain while the medial half projects to the _____ side.

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lateral = same side

medial = opposite side

67
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The _________ contains crossing fibers.

A

optic chiasm

68
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Where would the lesion be located?

A

R optic nerve lesion

69
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Where would the lesion be located?

A

optic chiasm lesion

70
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Where would the lesion be located?

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R optic tract lesion

71
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Which nerve carries parasympathetics to the smooth muscle of the lens and pupil?

A

CN III (oculomotor)

72
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The parasympathetics synapse in the ciliary ganglion and then to eyeball via what nerve?

A

ciliary nerves

73
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V1 splits into which nerves?

A
  • frontal nerve
  • nasociliary nerve
  • lacrimal nerve
74
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Which nerve splits into supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves which carry sensation from the forehead?

A

frontal nerve

75
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Which nerve gives rise to anterior and posterior ethmoidal branches before exiting the orbit as the infratrochlear nerve?

A

nasociliary nerve

76
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The ethmoidal nerves handle sensation from (3)

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ethmoid air cells (sinuses), nasal cavity and bridge of nose (via the external nasal nerve)

77
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Infratrochlear nerve carries sensation from

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skin around medial eye

78
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Which nerve carries sensation from the cornea?

A

nasociliary nerve

79
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Carries sensation from skin outside the eye

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lacrimal nerve

80
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The cell bodies of V1 neurons are in the …

A

trigeminal ganglion

81
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Short ciliary nerves vs. long ciliary nerves

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  • Short ciliary nerves: sympathetic, parasympathetic and general sensory
  • long ciliary nerves: sympathetic and sensory
82
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Although the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve (V2), does nothing in the orbit, it gives rise to the ______ in the lateral orbit, and then travels along the floor as the infraorbital nerve.

A

zygomatic nerve

83
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V2 receives sensation from skin of the face through what nerves?

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zygomaticotemporal, zygomaticofacial and infraorbital nerves

84
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V2 carries sensation from the maxillary teeth through what nerve?

A

superior alveolar nerves

85
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The main artery of the orbit

A

ophthalmic artery

86
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The ophthalmic artery is a branch of what artery?

A

internal carotid artery

87
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The ophthalmic artery travels through the ______ with the optic nerve and gives rise to 6 branches.

A

optic foramen

88
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What are the branches of the ophthalmic artery? (6)

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  1. lacrimal
  2. supraorbital
  3. supratrochlear
  4. anterior/posterior ethmoidal
  5. ciliary
  6. central artery of the retina
89
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What vein drains blood from the orbit?

A

ophthalmic vein

90
Q

Superior and inferior ophthalmic veins empty into what posteriorly?

A

cavernous sinus

91
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Superior and inferior ophthalmic veins empty into what inferiorly?

A

pterygoid plexus of veins

92
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What provides a pathway for spread of infection from face to venous sinuses?

A

communication of angular (facial) vein and ophthalmic veins

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