Anatomy Test 2Special Senses: The Eye

Special Senses: The Eye

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Front Back
Another name for eyelids
Palperae
Where do the eyelids meet?
Canthi
Lacrimal caruncle
Reddish elevation at medial canthus
Connective tissues within the eyelids
Tarsal plates
Tarsal glands
Modified sebaceous glands in tarsal plates of eyelids
What does infection of tarsal glands lead to?
Chalazion
Transparent mucous membrane that covers the inner surfaces of eyelids
Conjunctiva
Palpebral conjuctiva
Covers inner surfaces of the eyelids
Covers white of eye but not cornea; blood vessels visible
Bulbar conjuctiva
When eye is closed, this is the slitlike space that forms between the eye surface and eyelids; where contact lens would like
Conjunctival sac
What keeps the surface of the eye moist?
Lacrimal apprtus (Lacrimal glad/lacrimal sac)
How many extrinsic eye muscles are there?
Six
Smooth part between the sueperciliary arches in the midline
Glabella
These glands open into the hair follicles and when infected can cause a sty
Cilliary glands
Where is the lacrimal gland?
Between eye and eyebrow