Unit 3 Flashcards
Eyelashes, eyebrows, blinking is a _ structure
protective
Obicularis oculi
(CLOSES upper and lower lids)
Levator palpebrae superioris
OPENS upper eyelid
Glands of Krause
BENEATH the palpebral conjunctiva (between fornix and edge of tarsus)
Glands of Wolfring
near UPPER border of superior tarsal plate and LOWER border of inferior tarsus
Lacrimal gland is for the _ of _
production of tears
Tears move by (a) ____ and (b) into __ passage
a. blinking
b. nasal passage
Valve of Rosenmuller is at the (start/end) of the __ __
start of the lacrimal sac
Valve of Hasner is at the (start/end) of _ duct (prevents blackflow of tears)
End of the NASALLACRIMAL`
2 purposes of tears
- lubricates eye
- protects agains microbes
Tear FILM is responsible for 4 things
- comfort
- protection
- epithelial health (corneal and conjunctival)
- refracts for vision
Tear FILM has 3 layers (hint = LAM)
- Lipid
- Aqueous
- Mucous
Lipid layer
Tear film layer that helps STOP EVAPORATION
Aqueaous Layer
Layer that washes away foreign bodies
Mucous Layer
Reduces friction
Iris Sphincter
when the circular muscle contracts
and
the radial muscle relaxes
then pupil REDUCES in size
Iris Dilator
spoke-shape
when the radial muscle contracts and the circular muscles relaxes
PUPIL OPENS WIDER
Radial muscle does what to pupil
Opens pupil wider