Visual pathways/eye Flashcards
1
Q
Nerve supply of superior rectus
A
Oculomotor nerve/CN III
2
Q
Nerve supply of inferior rectus
A
Oculomotor nerve/CN III
3
Q
Nerve supply of medial rectus
A
Oculomotor nerve/ CN III
4
Q
Nerve supply of lateral rectus
A
Abducens nerve/ CN VI
5
Q
Nerve supply of superior oblique
A
Trochlear nerve/ CN VI
6
Q
Nerve supply of inferior oblique
A
Oculomotor nerve/ CN III
7
Q
Which muscle moves the eyeball and is supplied by the oculomotor nerve?
A
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
8
Q
What type of photoreceptor occurs within the macula lutea?
A
Only retinal cones occur within the macula lutea.
9
Q
What passes through the blind spot and makes it blind?
A
Axons of retinal ganglion cells pass from the retina toward the optic nerve and photoreceptors are absent.
