PHAR 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Uveitis, Otosclerosis, Cochlear Nerve
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Eyebrows: keeps sweat from running into eye and function in nonverbal communication. Eyelids: protects eye from foreign objects, blinks to move tears across eye as well as remove debris. Tarsal glands: flat, fibrous tissue whose ducts open along the edge of the eyelid. - secrete a fluid that keeps the eyelids from sticking together. Two corners where the eyelids meet is called the canthi (s. canthus) Eyelashes: strong hairs that help keep debris out of the eyes. Conjunctiva: transparent mucous membrane that lines that inside of both eyelids and covers all of the front of the eye except the central portion. Lacrimal (tear) gland: located in upper, lateral corner of the orbit -- secretes tears. Lacrimal ducts: carry tears to the surface of the conjunctiva. Lacrimal sac: tears leave the eye at the medial corner of the eye by draining here. Nasolacrimal duct: flow from here into the nose where they are swallowed.
