Orbit (anatomy)

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Orbit (anatomy)


	Latin
	GraySubject	46
	GrayPage	188
	Image	Gray190png
	Caption	The skull from the front
	Image2	Gray192png
	Caption2	Medial wall of left orbit
	Width	300
	System
	Precursor
	MeshName	Orbit
	MeshNumber	A02835232781324690
	DorlandsPre	o_05
	DorlandsSuf	12594914

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

# Extraocular Muscles
#s II, III, IV, V, and VI
# Vasculature
# Adipose Tissue

BONES

In Humans , seven bones make up the bony orbit:
# Frontal Bone
# Zygomatic Bone
# Maxillary Bone
# Sphenoid Bone
# Ethmoid Bone
# 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

EXTERNAL LINKS

- "Arterial Supply, Orbit"

Interactive tutorial at anatome.ncl.ac.uk

Diagram at umich.edu