Orbit Flashcards
Boundaries of the orbit
Roof
Lateral
Floor
Roof=frontal
Lateral=zygomatic/sphenoid
Floor=maxillary
Medial wall of he orbit
Maxillary, lacrimal, ethmoid, frontal and sphenoid bones
What passes through the superior orbital fissure
Contains CN 3,4,V1 and 6 as well as the ophthalmic veins
What passes through the supraorbital notch and wat bone is it in
In the frontal bone and it contains the suprorbital nerve, artery, vein from V1 and the opthalmic A/V
What is contained by the infraorbital foramen and what bone is it in
In the maxillary bone and contains the infraorbital N/V/A from V2 and the max artery
What is contained by the ant/posterior ethmoidal foramina and what do they do
They connect the orbit and nasal cavities and contain V1 and the ophthalmic A/v
What is contained by the nasolacrimal duct and what bones compose it
The maxillary and lacrimal bone and continues the membranous nasolacrimal duct and tears
Location of the orbital fissure, bones composing it, and the contents
Slit below the superior orbital fissure between the sphenoid and maxillary bones. It connects the ptergopalatine fossa and infratemporal fossa with the orbit. It contains the infraorbital and zygomatic N/A/V (V2 and the maxillary artery
Layers of the eye from superficial to deep
Skin (eyelashes, opening of sebaceous/sweat glands)
Subcutaneous layer (CT and sebaceous glands)
Orbicularis occuli (palpebral part) Skeletal muscle innervated by VII and it closes the eye
Tarsal plate- keeps tears in eye
Result in the obstruction of the sebaceous gland of the eye
A stye or hordoleum
Result if the obstruction of the tarsal plate of the eye
Chalazion
What is the orbital septum of the eye
A CT layer that runs continuous with the periosteum of the orbit and connects to the tarsal plate
Elevator palpebrae superioris
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And what makes it unique
Clinical correlate
Originates from the tendonous ring and its composed of skeletal muscle(CN III) and smooth sympathetics
Damaging either the skeletal or the smooth muscle causes eyelid droop
What is the conjunctiva and what does it do
Covers the inside of the lid and fuses to the sclera can become infected and inflamed
Where do tears form and where do they go to
They form in the lacrimal gland, drain through the lacrimal puncta to the nasal lacrimal duct to the inferior meatus of the nasal cavity
What CN innervates the lacrimal gland
CN VII
What two developmental structures meet to form the nasolacrimal duct
It develops as a fold between the maxillary process and the frontonasal processes
What isn’t he function of the medial and lateral check ligaments
They prevent excessive rotation
Function of the sclera in the eye
It maintains the shape of the eye and serves as an attachment for muscles
Function of the cornea and clinical correlation
Aids in focusing light and irregularities in the cornea cause astigmatism
What is the main blood supply to the orbit
The ophthalmic artery
What are the major branches of the ophthalmic artery
- Posterior ciliary arteries(pierce the sclera and supply the choroid/photoreceptors)
- Central artery of he retina blood to the neural retina and it is an end artery
What is the function of the choroid
It provides O2 and nutrients to the photoreceptors but not the ganglion cells of the retina that form the optic nerve
What is the function of the ciliary body
And what is the cranial nerve that supplies them parasympathetically
Contains smooth muscles that attach to suspensory ligmaments that control the thickness of the lens.
Relaxed ciliary muscles=normal lens
Constricted ciliary muscles=thick lens
CN III