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ORBIT (ANATOMY)
In
anatomy
, the 'orbit' is the cavity or socket of the
skull
in which the
eye
and its
appendages
are situated.
It can also mean the skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
Contents
Contents
Bones
Foramina and openings
Additional images
External links
Contents
★
Eyeball
★
Fascia
s:
Orbital
,
Bulbar
★
Extraocular muscles
★
Nerve
s:
cranial nerve
s
II
,
III
,
IV
,
V
, and
VI
★
Blood vessel
s
★
Fat
★
lacrimal gland
Bones
In
humans
, seven bones make up the bony orbit:
★
Frontal bone
(
Pars orbitalis
)
★
Zygomatic bone
(
Orbital process of the the zygomatic bone
)
★
Maxillary bone
(
Orbital surface of the body of the maxilla
)
★
Sphenoid bone
(Orbital surface of
greater wing of sphenoid bone
)
★
Ethmoid bone
(
Lamina papyracea
)
★
Palatine bone
(
Orbital process of palatine bone
)
★
Lacrimal bone
Foramina and openings
#
Optic foramen
#
Superior orbital fissure
#
Inferior orbital fissure
#
Anterior ethmoid foramen
#
Posterior ethmoidal foramen
#
Infraorbital foramen
#
Supraorbital foramen
#
Naso-lacrimal canal opening
#
Zygomatic orbital foramen
Additional images
External links
★ - "Arterial Supply, Orbit"
★
★
★
★
Interactive tutorial at anatome.ncl.ac.uk
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. To edit the contents of this article,
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for original source.
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