Accessory visual structures

Accessory visual structures
Front of left eye with eyelids separated.
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Identifiers
Latin	structurae oculi accessoriae
TA	A15.2.07.001
FMA	76554
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

Accessory visual structures is a term used to collectively refer to the adnexa of the eye.

Included are the eyebrow, eyelids, and lacrimal apparatus.

One source defines "ocular adnexa" as the orbit, conjunctiva, and eyelids.^[1]

References

↑ Knowles, Daniel M. (2001). Neoplastic hematopathology. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1303. ISBN 0-683-30246-9.

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

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