Basic Aatomy&Physiology of the eye

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What is the eye derived from?

Ectoderm(neural + surface)

Mesoderm

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The eye started as …

Optic vesicle connected to the midbrain by Optic stalk

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What causes the enlargement of the eyes during development?

Raised Intraocular pressure → stretch the cornea & sclera

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What is the weakest part of the orbit?

The floor + medial wall

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How many bones make up the orbit?

7 bones

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What are the important openings in the orbit?

Optic foramen

Superior orbital fissure

Inferior orbital fissure

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What are the extraoccular muscles:

4 recti

2 oblique

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What is the n.s extraocular muscles?

Oculomoter n. except

superior oblique → trochlear n.

lateral rectus → abducent n

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