export_nbeo anatomy Flashcards
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what is telecanthus?
abonormally wide distance between medial canthi
which cranial nerve palsy can cause ectropion?
VII
which portion of the orbicularis muscle is used for reflex blinking?
palpebral
which portion of the orbicularis muscle is used for forced blinking?
orbital
what muscle keeps the eyelid tight against the globe?
muscle of riolan part of the palpeberal portion of the orbicularis
what is the function of the orbital septum? (2)
prevents fat from falling down into lid margins prevents infections moving into orbit
is the lacrimal sac protected by the orbital septum?
no, orbital septum is behind the lacrimal sac
what is the periorbita?
loosely covers the orbital bones, continous with orbital septum and fuses with dura of the optic nerve
where does the superior palpebral levator muscle originate from?
lesser wing of the sphenoid main retractor of upper lid continuous with the levator aponeurosis
what is whitnall’s ligament?
fulcrum for the palpebral levator muscle attaches to zygomatic
what is the muscle of muller?
sympathetic muscle in eyelids minor retractor of upper lid
which cranial nerve opens the eye? Which closes it?
CN III open CN VII closes
where are goblet cells located?
epithelial layer of the conj. most numerous in the infernonasal fornix
function of glands of zeis?
lubrication of eyelashes
function of glands of moll?
modified sweat glands in eyelid
function of the glands of krause?
accessory lacrimal glands=maintenance tears located mostly in the fornices (Krause=crease)
function of the glands of wolfring?
accessory lacrimal glands =maintenance tears more prevalent than krause mostly located on tarsal conj.
what are the holocrene glands of the eyelid?
meibomian zeis (cell ruptures releasing contents)
What are the apocrine glands of the eyelid?
moll goblet secretions bud off of cell plasma
what are the merocrine glands of the eyelid?
wolfring krause cell products are emptied into a duct by exocytosis
which nerves supply the sensory portion of the eyelids?
CN V V1 (ophthalmic)=superior lid V2 (maxillary)=lower lid
what supplies blood to the deep layers of the eyelids?
internal carotid feeds into the palpebral arcades superficial supply from external carotid
where do the conjunctival lymph nodes drain into?
lateral=parotid (preauricular) medial=submandibular
what are the muscles of the eyebrow? (3)
frontalis= surprise/attention corrugator= concentration/sorrow procerus=menace/aggression all innervated by CN VII