Periorbita

Short description: Periosteum lining the walls of the bony orbit

Periorbita

Eye

Orbit

Details
Identifiers
Latin| periorbita
Anatomical terminology

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The periorbita is the area around the orbit. Sometimes it refers specifically to the layer of tissue surrounding the orbit that consists of periosteum.[1][2] However, it may refer to anything that is around the orbit, such as in periorbital cellulitis.

## References

1. ↑ Periorbita at eMedicine Dictionary
2. ↑ "Pathology - Glossary". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20080223225624/http://www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html#P. Retrieved 2008-03-09.

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The orbit of the eye

Bones|

* Frontal bone
* Zygomatic bone
* Maxillary bone
* Sphenoid bone
* Ethmoid bone
* Palatine bone
* Lacrimal bone

Muscles|

* Superior rectus muscle
* Inferior rectus muscle
* Lateral rectus muscle
* Medial rectus muscle
* Superior oblique muscle
* Trochlea of superior oblique
* Inferior oblique muscle

Eyelid|

* Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
* Tarsus
* Medial palpebral ligament
* Epicanthic fold
* Meibomian gland
* Ciliary glands
* Eyelash
* Palpebral fissure
* Canthus
* Gland of Zeis

Lacrimal apparatus|

* Krause's glands
* Lacrimal canaliculi
* Lacrimal caruncle
* Lacrimal gland
* Lacrimal lake
* Lacrimal papilla
* Lacrimal punctum
* Lacrimal sac
* Nasolacrimal duct

Other|

* Eyebrow
* Unibrow
* Conjunctiva
* Plica semilunaris
* Orbital septum
* Periorbita
* Suspensory ligament of eyeball
* Tenon's capsule

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