The orbit Flashcards
What make up the i. roof ii. Floor iii. lateral wall of the orbit
Roof: orbital plate of the frontal bone
Floor: orbital plate of the maxilla
lateral wall: Zygoma and greater wing of sphenoid
What makes up the medial wall of the orbit
frontal process of maxilla, lacrimal bone, orbital plate of ethmoid bone, lesser wing of sphenoid
contents of Optic canal
Optic nerve (II) Ophthalmic artery (first branch of the internal carotid artery distal to the cavernous sinus)
Contents of inferior orbital fissure
V2, ifraorbital vessel
Superior orbital fissure
Cranial nerve 3, 4 and 6, and V1. Opthalmic vein and sympathetic fibres (running with vessels)
In which bones are the foramina found
Optic canal- lesser wing of sphenoid
Sup. orbital fissure- between the lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid bone
Inf. orbital fissure- sphenoid bone nad maxilla (posterior wall of the eye too, as the orbital plate of the maxilla runs back! (frontal process of maxlla is one of bones making up medial wall of orbit)
Where is the origin of the 4 recti, where do they insert
origin Common tendinous ring
insert Sclera, 5mm behind corneal margin
Nerve supply to rectus muscles
medial, super and infer = 3
lateral= 6
2 oblique muscles
inferior and superior
origin of oblique muscles
Inferior: orbital surface of maxilla
Superior: body of the sphenoid
Insertion of oblique muscles
Superior: posterior/superior quadrant, via trochlea (bony spur in the orbit!)
Inferior: post/inferior quadrant
Nerve supply of oblique muscles
inferior is 3, superior is 4
Origin, insertion and nerve supply of levator palpebrae superioris (LPS)
Origin=lesser wing of sphenoid
Insertion= superior tarsal plate and skin of eyelid
Nerve supply= III + sympathetic to smooth muscle
Why is synpathetic supply of LPS clinically important
Because in horners syndrome which involves loss of sympathetic ouput to head and neck, there is drooping of the eyelid (=ptosis)….. also lack of sweating, constricted pupil and endopthalmos in this condition
What is the trochlea
a small bony spur on the medial part of orbit