OXFORD HANDBOOK ANAT & PHYSIO Flashcards
Interpalpebral fissure length
30 mm wide, 10 mm high (slight higher in women)
Resting position of upper and lowerlid
upperlid 2mm below superior limbus
lowerlid level with or above inferior limbus
Does eyelid skin has subcutaneous fat?
NO
how many lashes in upper and lowerlid?
Lashes are arranged 2-3 rows along lid margin,
above 150 on upper eyelid
75 on lower eyelid
Meibomian gland MGs in (upper and lower lid)
35 upper eyelids and 25 lower eyelids
name two horizontal canthal tendon
medial canthal tendon and lateral canthal tendons
medial canthal tendon arises from
ant lacrimal crest and post lacrimal crest
lateral canthal ligament inserts
Whitnalls tubercle (zygomativ bone)
and posteriorly with lateral check ligament
LPS originates from
Orbital apex and runs forward over superior rectus (SR) to the orbital rim
Conjunctiva (is what and comprise of)?
The conjunctival is a mucous membrane comprising non-keratinized epithelium, BM and stroma
Epithelium of palpebral conjunctiva?
Stratified squamous form. Contains mucin secreting goblet cells and cypt of henle
Sensation of lowerlid (nerves)
Infraorbital nerve (Vb)
Medial canthal region: infratrochlear branch of nasociliary (Va)
Sensation of upper lid (nerves)
lacrimal, supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves (Va)
Innervation of orbicularis, LPS and muller muscles
Orbicularis CN7, LPS CN3, Muller sympathetic system
Arterial supply of lids
supply by three arcades form anastomoses btwn medial palpebral artery ( terminal branch of ophthalmic artery) and lateral palpebral artery (lacrimal artery)
Marginal arcade upper and lower lid mm
upperlid 2mm above margin and lowerlid 4mm below the margin