Orbit Flashcards
Bones Surrounding Orbit
Boundaries of Orbit
Orbital Contents
(5)
Eyeball
Fat and connective tissue
Extraocular muscles
Nerves
Blood Vessels
Tarsal Plates
Dense connective tissue
Support eyelid
Glands
Orbital Ligaments
Suspensory
Check
Support eyeball
Restrict medial and lateral recti
Eyeball
Aqueous Humour
Anterior to lens and helps mainain intra-ocular pressure
Produced by ciliary body and drains inot Schlemms canal at corneo-scleral junction
Vitreous Humor
(4)
Embryological
Transparent jelly
Posterior to lens
Supports retina
Intraocular (intrinsic) muscles - Dilator Pupillae
Function
Increases diameter of pupil
Intraocular (intrinsic) muscles - Dilator Pupillae
Innervation
Sympathetic and carried on blood vessels
Intraocular (intrinsic) muscles - Sphincter Pupillae
Function
Decreases pupil diameter
Intraocular (intrinsic) muscles - Sphincter pupillae
Innervation
Parasympathetic via oculomotor nerve CN III
Extraocular (extrinsic) muscles
7 of them
Levator palpebra superioris
Superior, inferior, medial and lateral recti from annular ring to sclera
Superior oblique and inferior oblique to sclera
Orbital Muscles
Optic Nerve and Visual Cortex