visual system accessory structures Flashcards
eyebrows
shade and inhibit sweat
eyelids (palbarae)
protect eyes from foreign structures with eyelashes
palbarae fissure
space between eyelids
canthi
corner of eye where eyelids meet
lateral and medial
carnucle
modified sweat and sebecaous gland in medial canthia
eyelid has ____ layers of connective tissue
five
tarsal plate
layer of eyelid that helps maintain eyelid shape
crescent shaped layer of connective tissue
eyelashes
double/tripple row of hairs
ciliary glands (modified sweat glands) empty into hair follicles
meboigan glands at inner margin produce sebum
conjuctiva
thin transparent mucous membrane
palbera conjuctiva
inner surface of eyelids
bulbar conjuctiva
anterior white surface except over pupil
tears produced in the
lacrimal gland
lacrimal apparatus pathway
lacramal gland–> lacrimal duct–> over eyeball –> lacrimal canilculi–>lacrimal sac–> naslacrimal duct