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Orbit Flashcards

1
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Name the 3 bones forming the majority of the orbit

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  1. Frontal
  2. Maxilla
  3. Zygomatic
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What are the orbits

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Bilateral bony cavities in the facial skeleton that resemble hollow, quadrangular pyramids

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3
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What is related to the notch of the frontal bone on the superior ridge of the orbit

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Supraorbital artery and nerve

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4
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Name the orbital foramen the maxilla forms, and the structure that passes through

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Infraorbital foramen; infraorbital branch of CNV2 exits the skull to provide sensory information to the face

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Name the 3 minor bones that contribute to the bony wall of the orbit

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  1. Ethmoid
  2. Lacrimal
  3. Sphenoid (greater and lesser wings)
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6
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Name the 5 contents of the orbit

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  1. Eyeball
  2. Fat and connective tissues
  3. Extraocular muscles
  4. Nerves
  5. Blood vessels
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What structure carries excess lacrimal fluid into the nasal cavity

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The nasolacrimal duct

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What are the eyelids covered by externally, and internally

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Externally = thin skin
Internally = transparent mucous membrane, the palpebral conjunctiva
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9
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What is the palpebral conjunctiva continuous with on the surface of the eyeball

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The bulbar conjunctiva

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10
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What ligaments support the corners of the eye

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Medial and lateral palpebral ligaments

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11
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Name the dense connective tissue that forms the eyelids

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The superior and inferior tarsus

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12
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What are the functions of the tarsal plates

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  1. Physically protects the eye

2. Releases oily and watery secretions to lubricate the surface of the eye (through tarsal glands)

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13
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What ligaments support the eyeball

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The suspensory ligaments

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14
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What is the action of the check ligaments

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They restrict the movements of the medial and lateral recti

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Name the 2 layers of the outer coat of the eyeball

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  1. Cornea (fibrous layer covering anterior 1/6th)

2. Sclera (fibrous layer covering posterior 5/6th)

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16
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Name the 3 layers of the vascular (middle) coat

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  1. Iris
  2. Ciliary body
  3. Choroid
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17
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Name the single layer of the inner coat

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Retina

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18
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What is the choroid

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Dark red layer between the sclera and the retina; lines most of the sclera

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What is the ciliary body

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Ring-like thickening of the vascular layer posterior to the corneoscleral junction (muscular and vascular)

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What are the functions of the ciliary body

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  1. Connects the choroid with the circumference of the iris

2. Provides attachment for the lens

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21
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What is the iris

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Contractile diaphragm on the anterior surface of the lens with a central aperture, the pupil, for transmitting light

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22
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Name the two involuntary muscles that control the size of the pupil

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  1. Sphincter pupillae (parasympathetic) decreases its diameter
  2. Dilator pupillae (sympathetic) increases its diameter
23
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Name the two layers of the optic part of the retina

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  1. Neural layer: light receptive

2. Pigmented layer: reduces scattering of light in the eyeball (light-absorbing property)

24
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What is the space between the lens and the cornea called, and what is it filled with

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The anterior chamber, filled with aqueous humor

25
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What produces aqueous humor, and where

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The ciliary body in the posterior chamber

26
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What is the function of the aqueous humor

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It helps to maintain intraocular pressure

27
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Where does aqueous humor drain

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Into the corneoscleral junction, via the canal of Schlemm

28
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What causes sphincter-like contraction of the ciliary muscle

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Parasympathetic stimulation via the oculomotor nerve (CN III)

29
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Where is the vitreous humor located

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The meshes of the vitreous body in the posterior 4/5ths of the eyeball posterior to the lens

30
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What are the functions of the vitreous humor

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  1. Transmits light
  2. Holds the retina in place
  3. Supports the lens
31
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What do the extraocular muscles function as

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Move the eyeball as a whole or raise the upper eyelid

32
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How many extraocular muscles are there, and name them

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There are 7:

  1. Levator palpebrae superioris
  2. Superior recti
  3. Inferior recti
  4. Medial recti
  5. Lateral recti
  6. Superior oblique
  7. Inferior oblique
33
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Where do the recti muscles pass from, and to

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Annular ring to the sclera

34
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Where do the superior, and inferior obliques pass from, and to

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Lesser wing of the sphenoid and the orbital floor, respectively, to the sclera

35
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Describe the innervation to the extraocular muscles

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LPS = oculomotor (CN III)
SR = oculomotor (CN III)
IR = oculomotor (CN III)
MR =oculomotor (CN III)
LR = abducent (CN VI)
SO = trochlear (CN IV)
IO = oculomotor (CN III)
36
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Describe the action of the extraocular muscles

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LPS = raises the upper eyelid
SR = elevation, abduction, intorsion
IR = depression, abduction, extorsion
MR = adduction
LR = abduction
SO = intorsion, depression, abduction
IO = extorsion, elevation, abduction
37
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What area do the nerves have to pass through before they reach the superior orbital fissure

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The cavernous dural venous sinus

38
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Why is the abducent nerve the ‘odd one out’ as it passes through the cavernous dural venous sinus

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It passes close by to the internal carotid artery; the others pass along the walls close to the dura

39
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Describe the exit process of the optic nerve out of the orbit

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Optic nerve formed and myelinated as it passes through the lamina cribrosa of the sclera (through the optic disc)

40
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What do the optic nerves form before they form the optic tracts

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Chiasm over the pituitary fossa then optic tracts are sent to the brain (e.g. thalamus)

41
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What is the function of the optic radiations

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Take information to be processed in the primary visual cortex

42
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What are the 3 terminal branches of CNV1

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  1. Frontal
  2. Nasociliary
  3. Lacrimal
43
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Describe the pathway of the terminal branches of CNV1

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Pass through the superior orbital fissure and supply structures related to the anterior orbit, face, and scalp

44
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What are the terminal branches of the frontal branch of CNV1 (and what do they supply)

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  1. Supraorbital
  2. Supratrochlear
    Pass onto the face to supply sensory innervation to the skin of the forehead
45
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Name the branches of the nasociliary branch of CNV1

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Ethmoidal branches which pass through the ethmoid bone

46
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What is the function of the lacrimal branch (nerve)

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Acts as a carrier for parasympathetic secretomotor fibres from the facial nerve

47
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What is the main supply to the orbit, and how does it enter the orbit

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Ophthalmic (from internal carotid artery); it enters the orbit through the optic canal with the optic nerve

48
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Where does the infra-orbital artery branch from

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The external carotid artery

49
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Name the branches of the ophthalmic artery

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Forehead and scalp:
1. Supraorbital
2. Supratrochlear
3. Zygomaticotemporal
Nose:
1. Dorsal nasal
2. Ethmoidal
50
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Describe the venous drainage of the orbit

A

Super and inferior ophthalmic veins

51
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Describe the pathways of the orbital veins

A

Can pass through the:

  1. Superior orbital fissure and enter the cavernous sinus
  2. Inferior orbital fissure and enter the pterygoid venous plexus
  3. Facial vein
52
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What specific veins drain the vascular layer of the eyeball

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The vorticose veins, and into the inferior ophthalmic vein

53
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Describe the innervation to the lacrimal apparatus

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From facial nerve (CN VII) carried in trigeminal nerve (CNV1)

54
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How are the tears collected across your eye

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Gathered through lacrimal punctum into the lacrimal canaliculi, and then into a membrane lined space called the lacrimal sac

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