The Orbits Flashcards
Purpose of the orbits
Contain and protect the eyeballs and their muscles, nerves and vessels, together with most of the lacrimal apparatus
All space in the orbits not occupied by structures is filled with:
Orbital fat
What is the periosteum that is lines with the bones of the orbit called
Periorbita
What is the sup wall of the orbit formed by?
Mainly by the orbital part of the frontal bone and lesser wing of the sphenoid
The sup wall anterolaterally consists of:
Lacrimal fossa that’s occupied by lacrimal gland
The medial wall of the orbit is formed by:
Ethmoid bone
Frontal
Lacrimal
Sphenoid
The medial wall anteriorly is indented by the:
Lacrimal groove and fossa for the lacrimal sac
The medial wall of the orbit is (THICK/THIN)
Paper-thin
In the medial wall of the orbit, the ethmoid air cells are often:
Visible through the bone of a dried cranium
The lateral wall of the orbits is formed by:
It is:
Frontal process of zygomatic bone
And greater wing of sphenoid
The strongest and thickest wall
The inf wall of the orbits is formed by:
Mainly by the maxilla
Partly by the zygomatic and palatine bones
The inf wall (floor) is demarcated from the lateral wall by the:
Inf orbital fissure
The inf wall of the orbit (floor) is shared by:
The orbit superiorly
And maxillary sinus inferiorly
Where is the apex of the orbit located?
At the optic canal in the lesser wing of the sphenoid— just medial to the sup orbital fissure
The base of the orbits is formed by:
Orbital openings
The eyelids are movable folds that are covered externally by __ ___ and internally by:
Thin skin
A transparent mucous membrane— palpebral conjunctiva
Palpebral conjunctiva is reflected onto the ____, where it is continuous with the
Bulbar conjunctiva
What are the lines of reflection of the palpebral conjunctiva onto the eyeball?
Superior and interest conjunctival fornices
What are superior and inferior tarsi
Dense connective tissue that strengthens the upper and lower eyelids
What are the tarsal glands
Lipid secretion of which lubricates the edges of the eyelids and prevents them from sticking together when they close.
Eyelashes are located:
In the margins of the eyelids
What are the ciliary glands
Large sebaceous Glands associated with the eyelashes
The lacrimal glands lie in the _____ part of each orbit. They secrete:
Superolateral
Tears
Production of lacrimal fluid is stimulated by:
Parasympathetic impulses from facial nerve