Session 6: Anatomy of the Orbit Flashcards
Which bones make up the roof, floor and lateral wall of the orbit?
Roof: orbital plate of frontal bone
Floor: orbital plate of maxillary bone
Lateral wall: greater wing of the sphenoid bone + zygoma
Which bones make up the medial wall of the orbit?
Frontal process of maxilla
Lacrimal bone
Orbital plate of ethmoid
Lesser wing of sphenoid
Which structures pass through the optic canal?
Optic nerve
Ophthalmic artery
Which structures pass through the inferior orbital fissure?
Zygomatic branch of the maxillary division (V2) of trigeminal nerve
Infraorbital vessels
Which structures pass through the superior orbital fissure?
Oculomotor Trochlear Ophthalmic division (V1) of trigeminal Abducens Ophthalmic vessels Sympathetic fibres
Name the 4 recti muscles and state their origin and insertion.
Superior, Inferior, Lateral, Medial
Origin: common tendinous ring (at back of orbit)
Insertion: Sclera, 5 mm behind corneal margin
State the innervation of the 6 extrinsic eye muscles
Lateral Rectus= Abducens (CN 6)
Superior Oblique = Trochlear (CN 4)
Medial Rectus, Superior Rectus, Inferior Rectus,
Inferior Oblique = Oculomotor (CN 3)
State the origin and insertion of the inferior oblique.
Origin: orbital surface of maxilla
Insertion: postero-lateral inferior quadrant of the globe
State the origin and insertion of the superior oblique.
Origin: body of sphenoid
Insertion: via the trochlea to the postero-lateral superior quadrant of the globe
Which muscle is responsible for elevating the eyelid?
Levator palpebrae superioris
Where is the origin and insertion of the levator palpebral superioris?
Origin: lesser wing of sphenoid
Insertion: superior tarsal plate + skin of the eyelid
Describe the innervation of the levator palpebral superioris
Oculomotor + sympathetic to smooth muscle
Describe the isolated muscle action of the oblique muscles.
Superior oblique = depresses + abducts
Inferior oblique = elevates + abducts
Describe the isolated muscle action of the superior and inferior recti.
Superior rectus = elevates + adducts
Inferior rectus = depresses + adducts
Describe how you would test the muscle actions of superior rectus and inferior rectus.
Superior rectus = make patient abduct their eye + then elevate it
Inferior rectus = make patient abduct their eye + then depress it