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ORBITS
THEWALLSOFTHEORBIT
protectandcontain
•  theeyeballs
•  andaccessoryvisualstructures,whichincludethe:
•  eyelids,whichboundtheorbitsanteriorly,controllingexposureof
theanterioreyeball,
•  extraocularmuscles,whichposi:ontheeyeballsandraisethe
superioreyelids,
•  nervesandvesselsintransittotheeyeballsandmuscles,
•  orbitalfasciasurroundingtheeyeballsandmuscles,
•  mucousmembrane(conjunc:va)liningtheeyelidsand
•  anterioraspectoftheeyeballsandmostofthelacrimalapparatus,
•  andorbitalfat.
THEWALLSOFTHEORBIT
Thebonyelementsoftheorbitalwallsarethe:
ROOF
orbitalplateofthefrontalboneandlesserwingofthesphenoid
FLOOR
orbitalsurfaceofthemaxillaandcontribu:onsfromthezygoma?c
andpala?nebones
LATERALWALL
frontalprocessofthezygoma:cboneandgreaterwingofthe
sphenoid
MEDIALWALL
orbitalplateoftheethmoid,thelacrimalbone,thefrontalprocessof
themaxilla,andthebodyofthesphenoid.
THEWALLSOFTHEORBIT
Eachorbitalwallhasseveralimportantadjacentrela:onships:
ROOF
anteriorcranialfossa,frontalsinus,andfrontallobesofthebrain
FLOOR
maxillarysinusandinfra-orbitalnervesandmuscles
MEDIALWALL
ethmoidalcells,sphenoidalsinuses,andnasalcavity
LATERALWALL
temporalfossa
APEX
middlecranialfossa,temporallobesofthebrain,infratemporalfossa,and
pterygopala:nefossa.
THE EYELIDS AND LACRIMAL APPARATUS
Thelayersoftheeyelids,fromanteriortoposterior,consistof:
•  skin
•  subcutaneous:ssue
•  voluntarymuscle
•  orbitalseptum
•  tarsus
•  palpebralconjunc:va
THE EYELIDS AND LACRIMAL APPARATUS
THELACRIMALAPPARATUSconsistsofthe:
•  Lacrimalgland
•  Excretoryductsoflacrimalgland
•  Lacrimalcanaliculi
•  Nasolacrimalduct
THE EYELIDS AND LACRIMAL APPARATUS
THELACRIMALAPPARATUSconsistsofthe:
Lacrimalgland:secreteslacrimalfluidawateryphysiological
salinecontainingthebacteriocidalenzymelysozyme.Thefluidmoistensand
lubricatesthesurfacesoftheconjunc:vaandcorneaandprovidessome
nutrientsanddissolvedoxygentothecornea;whenproducedinexcess,it
cons:tutestears.
Excretoryductsoflacrimalgland:conveylacrimalfluidfromthelacrimal
glandstotheconjunc:valsac.
Lacrimalcanaliculi:commenceatalacrimalpunctum(opening)onthe
lacrimalpapillanearthemedialangleoftheeyeanddrainlacrimalfluidfrom
thelacrimallake(atriangularspaceatthemedialangleoftheeyewherethe
tearscollect)tothelacrimalsac(thedilatedsuperiorpartofthenasolacrimal
duct).
Nasolacrimalduct:conveysthelacrimalfluidtotheinferiornasalmeatus
(partofthenasalcavityinferiortotheinferiornasalconcha).
THE EYELIDS AND LACRIMAL APPARATUS
Thelacrimalglandsreceivesecretomotorparasympathe?cfibersfrom
thefacialnerve(CNVII)thatoriginateinthesuperiorsalivatory
nucleus.Thesepreganglionicparasympathe:cfiberstravelinthe
greaterpetrosalnerveandthenbythenerveofthepterygoidcanal
tothepterygopala?neganglion,wheretheysynapsewiththecell
bodyofthepostsynap:cfiber.Postganglionicparasympathe:cfibers
travelthroughthemaxillarynerve(V2)-zygoma?cnerve,and
lacrimalnerve(V1)tothelacrimalgland.
Thezygoma?cnerve(fromthemaxillarynerveCNV2)bringsboth
typesoffiberstothelacrimalbranchoftheophthalmicnerve,by
whichtheyenterthegland.
THE EYELIDS AND LACRIMAL APPARATUS
Postganglionicsympathe?cnervesfromthesuperiorcervicalganglion
jumpfromtheinternalcaro:dplexusintheformofthedeeppetrosal
nerve,jointhegreaterpetrosalnerve,andformthenerveofthe
pterygoidcanal.Thesepostganglionicsympathe:cfibersthenfollow
thesamecourseuptothelacrimalglands.
Thesensoryinnerva?onofthelacrimalglandisthroughthe
ophthalmicdivisionCNV1ofthetrigeminalnerve,viathelacrimal
branch.
THE EYELIDS AND LACRIMAL APPARATUS
LACRIMATIONREFLEX
Thelacrima:onreflexiss:mulatedbyirrita:onoftheconjunc:vaand
cornea.
Theafferentlimbofthereflexinvolvesbranchesoftheophthalmicnerve
withanaddi:onalcontribu:onfromtheinfraorbitalnerveiftheconjunc:va
ofthelowereyelidisinvolved.
Impulsesenterthebrainandspreadbyinterneuronestoac:vate
parasympathe:cneuronesinthesuperiorsalivatorynucleusand
sympathe:cneuronesintheupperthoracicspinalcord.
Theefferentpathwaytothelacrimalglandinvolvesthegreaterpetrosal
nerve,whichcarriespreganglionicparasympathe:csecretomotorfibres,and
thedeeppetrosalnerve,whichconveyspostganglionicsympathe:cfibres;
theparasympathe:cfibresrelayinthepterygopala:neganglion,andthe
sympathe:cfibrespassthroughtheganglionwithoutsynapsing.
THEEYEBALL
Thethreelayersoftheeyeballarethe:
1.Fibrouslayer(outercoat)consistsofthescleraposteriorlyandthe
corneaanteriorly.
2.Vascularlayer(middlecoat)consistsofthechoroidposteriorlyand
iscon:nuouswiththeciliarybodyandirisanteriorly
3.Innerlayer(innercoat)consistsoftheop:cpartofthere?na
posteriorlyandthenonvisualre:nathatcoverstheinternalsurface
oftheciliarybodyandirisanteriorly.
FIBROUSLAYER
Thescleraisthetoughopaquepartofthefibrouslayer(coat)ofthe
eyeball,coveringtheposterior5/6oftheeyeball.
Thescleraisprovidinga[achmentforthemusclesoftheeye
Thecorneaisthetransparentpartofthefibrouslayercovering
theanterior1/6oftheeyeball
THECORNEADOESNOTCONTAINANYVESSELS
Thecorneaisinnervatedbynumerousbranchesoftheophthalmic
nerve,whicheitherformananularplexusaroundtheperipheryof
thecornea
Thescleraisrela:velyavascular,thecorneaiscompletelyavascular.
Lacrimalfluidalsoprovidesoxygenabsorbedfromtheair.
Dryingofthecornealsurfacemaycauseulcera?on.
2.Vascularlayer(middlecoat)consistsofthechoroidposteriorlyand
iscon:nuouswiththeciliarybodyandirisanteriorly
Thechoroid,adarkreddishbrownlayerbetweenthescleraandthe
re:na,formsthelargestpartofthevascularlayeroftheeyeballand
linesmostofthesclera.
Thevasculartunicoftheeyeconsistsof:
•  thechoroid,
•  ciliarybody,
•  iris,
whichcollec:velyformacon:nuous
structure:
THEUVEA
Thechoroidcoverstheinternalscleralsurfaceandiscon:nuous
anteriorlywiththeciliarybody.
Theciliarybody,
isaring-likethickeningof
thelayerposteriortothe
corneoscleraljunc:on,
whichismuscularaswellas
vascular
Theciliarybodyconnectsthe
choroidwith
thecircumferenceoftheiris.
Theciliarybodyprovidesa[achmentforthelens.Thesmoothmuscle
oftheciliarybodycontrolsthethickness,andthereforethefocus,of
thelens.
Theelas:ccapsuleofthelensisanchoredbyzonularfiberstothe
ciliaryprocesses.
Thesmoothmuscleoftheciliarybodycontrolsthethickness,and
thereforethefocus,ofthelens.
Theciliaryprocesses
secrete
aqueoushumor.
Aqueoushumorfillstheanteriorsegment(chamber)oftheeyeball,
anteriortothelens,suspensoryligament,andciliarybody.
Theiris,whichliterallyliesontheanteriorsurfaceofthe
lens,isathincontrac:lediaphragmwithacentralaperture,
thepupil,fortransmi]nglight
Twoinvoluntarymusclescontrolthesizeofthepupil:
•  theparasympathe:callys:mulated,circularlyarrangedsphincter
pupillaedecreasesitsdiameter(constrictorcontractsthepupil),
and
•  thesympathe:callys:mulated,radiallyarrangeddilatorpupillae
increasesitsdiameter(dilatesthepupil)
Thesympathe:cresponsesusuallyoccurimmediately,yetitmaytake
upto20minforthepupiltodilateinresponsetolowligh:ng
Thepupillaryreflexpathwaybeginswiththephotosensi:vere:na
ganglioncells,whichconveyinforma:onviatheop:cnerveCNII.
Themajorityoftractfibresendinthelateralgeniculatenucleusofthe
thalamus.Thesmallnumberleavetheop:ctractbeforeitreachesthe
thalamusandsynapseintheolivarypretectalnucleus.
Theinforma:onisrelayedfromthepretectalnucleusbyshort
neuronesthatsynapsebilaterallyonpreganglionicparasympathe:c
neuronesintheEdinger–Westphalnucleus.
Efferentimpulsespassalongparasympathe:cfibrescarriedbythe
oculomotornervetotheorbit,wheretheysynapseintheciliary
ganglion.Postganglionicfibrestravelintheshortciliarynervestothe
sphincterpupillae,whichreducesthesizeofthepupilwhenitcontracts.
Sympathe?cpreganglionicfibresarisefromneuronesinthelateral
columnofthefirst(T1)andsecond(T2)thoracicsegments,andpass
viathesympathe:ctrunktothesuperiorcervicalganglion.
Postganglionicneuronestravelupthenecknexttotheinternal
caro:darteryasthecaro:dplexus,aroundthecaro:dartery.
Someoftheaxonsfromtheplexusformthesympathe:crootofthe
ciliaryganglion,passingthroughtheciliaryganglionwithout
synapsing;mostlytravellingintheshortciliarynerves,theyinnervate
thedilator.
Abnormalsustainedpupillarydila:on(mydriasis)mayoccurin
certaindiseasesorasaresultoftraumaortheuseofcertaindrugs.
3.Innerlayer(innercoat)consistsoftheop:cpartofthere?na
posteriorlyandthenonvisualre:nathatcoverstheinternalsurface
oftheciliarybodyandirisanteriorly.
Theinnerlayeroftheeyeballisthere?na.
There:naconsistsof:neurallayer(lightrecep:ve)andpigmented
layer(thelight-absorbing).
There:naconsistsoftwofunc:onalpartswithdis:nctloca:ons:
•  theop?cpartofthere?na:issensi:vetovisuallightraysandhas
twolayers:aneurallayerandpigmentedlayer.
•  thenon-visualre?na:isananteriorcon:nua:onofthepigmented
layerandalayerofsuppor:ngcells.
Theneurallayerislightrecep:ve.
Thepigmentedlayerconsistsofasinglelayerofcellsthatreinforces
thelight-absorbingpropertyofthechoroidinreducingthesca[ering
oflightintheeyeball.
THENON-VISUALPARTOFTHERETINAextendsovertheciliarybody
(ciliarypartofthere:na)andtheposteriorsurfaceoftheiris(iridial
partofthere:na),tothepupillarymargin.
Theinternalaspectoftheposteriorpartoftheeyeball,wherelightentering
theeyeballisfocused,isreferredtoasthefundusoftheeyeball.
There:naofthefundusincludesadis:nc:vecircularareacalledthe
op?cdisc(op:cpapilla),wherethesensoryfibersandvessels
conveyedbytheop:cnerve(CNII)entertheeyeball
Theop:cdisccontainsnophotoreceptors,theop:cdiscisinsensi:ve
tolight.Thispartofthere:naiscommonlycalledtheblindspot.
Justlateraltotheop:cdiscisthemaculaofthere?naormacula
lutea.
Theyellowcolorofthemaculaisapparentonlywhenthere:nais
examinedwithred-freelight.
Themaculaluteaisasmallovalareaofthere:nawithspecial
photoreceptorconesthatisspecializedforacuityofvision.
Atthecenterofthemaculaluteaisadepression,thefoveacentralis
(centralpit),theareaofmostacutevision.
Thefoveaisapproximately1.5mmindiameter.
Itscenter,thefoveola,doesnothavethecapillarynetwork.
Theop:cpartofthere:naterminatesanteriorlyalongtheoraserrata,
theirregularposteriorborderoftheciliarybody.
There:naissuppliedby
thecentralarteryofthere:na,
abranchoftheophthalmicartery.
COMPARTMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
Theanteriorchamberoftheeyeisthespacebetween:
•  thecorneaanteriorlyand
•  theiris/pupilposteriorly.
Theposteriorchamberoftheeyeisbetween:
•  theiris/pupilanteriorlyand
•  thelensandciliarybodyposteriorly.
Aqueoushumorisproducedintheposterior
chamberbytheciliaryprocessesoftheciliary
body(vascularlayeroftheeyeball).
Theanteriorandposteriorchambers
oftheeyecontainaqueoushumor
COMPARTMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
Aberpassingthroughthepupilintotheanteriorchamber,the
aqueoushumordrainsthroughatrabecularmeshworkatthe
iridocornealangleintothescleralvenoussinus
TheanteriorandposteriorchamberoftheeyeareconnectedbyPUPIL
Thehumorisremovedbythelimbalplexus
Thehumorisremovedbythelimbalplexus.
Thelimbusmarksthetransi:onalzonebetweenthecorneaandsclera.
COMPARTMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
Thelens
•  isposteriortotheirisand
•  anteriortothevitreoushumorofthevitreousbody
Thehighlyelas:ccapsule
ofthelensisanchoredbyzonularfibers
totheencirclingciliaryprocesses.
Theciliarymuscleoftheciliarybodychanges
theshapeofthelens.
COMPARTMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
THEEYEBALL
Aqueoushumorisproducedintheposteriorchamberbytheciliary
processesoftheciliarybody(vascularlayeroftheeyeball).
Theanteriorandposteriorchambersoftheeyecontain
aqueoushumor
Aberpassingthroughthepupilintotheanteriorchamber,the
aqueoushumordrainsthroughatrabecularmeshworkatthe
iridocornealangleintothescleralvenoussinus
Thevitreoushumorisawateryfluidenclosedinthemeshesofthevitreous
body,atransparentjelly-likesubstanceintheposteriorfourfibhsofthe
eyeballposteriortothelens
COMPARTMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
DISTANCEVIEW
cillarymuscleisrelaxed
zonularfibresundertension
lensisthin
NEARVISION
cillarymusclecontracts
zonularfibresrelax
lensisthicker
THEEYEBALL
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
MOVEMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
movingthepupil:
•  medially-towardthemidline,adduc?onor
•  laterally-awayfromthemidline,abduc?on
MOVEMENTSOFTHEEYEBALL
movingthepupil:
•  superiorly-eleva:on)or
•  inferiorly-depression
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
THERECTIMUSCLES
arisingfromafibrouscuff,thecommontendinousring,
thatsurroundstheop:ccanalandpartofthesuperiororbitalfissure
attheapexoftheorbit
SUPERIORRECTUS(SR)-OculomotornerveCNIII
Elevates,adducts,androtateseyeballmedially
INFERIORRECTUS(IR)-OculomotornerveCNIII
Depresses,adducts,androtateseyeballlaterally
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
THERECTIMUSCLES
SUPERIORRECTUS(SR)CNIII
Elevates,adducts,androtateseyeballmedially
INFERIORRECTUS(IR)CNIII
Depresses,adducts,androtateseyeballlaterally
MEDIALRECTUS(MR)CNIII
Adductseyeball
LATERALRECTUS(LR)CNVI
Abductseyeball
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
THEOBLIQUESMUSCLES
SUPERIOROBLIQUE(SO)-TROCHLEARNERVE(CNIV)
Abducts,depresses,andmediallyrotateseyeball
INFERIOROBLIQUE(IO)-OCULOMOTORNERVE(CNIII)
Abducts,elevates,andlaterallyrotateseyeball
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
SUPERIORRECTUS(SR)CNIII
Elevates,adducts,androtateseyeballmedially
INFERIORRECTUS(IR)CNIII
Depresses,adducts,androtateseyeballlaterally
MEDIALRECTUS(MR)CNIII
Adductseyeball
LATERALRECTUS(LR)CNVI
Abductseyeball
SUPERIOROBLIQUE(SO)-TROCHLEARNERVE(CNIV)
Abducts,depresses,andmediallyrotateseyeball
INFERIOROBLIQUE(IO)-OCULOMOTORNERVE(CNIII)
Abducts,elevates,andlaterallyrotateseyeball
LEVATORPALPEBRAESUPERIORIS-OCULOMOTORNERVE(CNIII)
Theskeletalmusclethatraisestheuppereyelid.
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
TROCHLEARNERVE(CNIV)innervates:
•  SUPERIOROBLIQUE(SO)
ABDUCENTNERVE(CNVI)innervates:
•  LATERALRECTUS(LR)CNVI
OCULOMOTORNERVE(CNIII)innervates:
•  SUPERIORRECTUS(SR)
•  INFERIORRECTUS(IR)
•  MEDIALRECTUS(MR)
•  INFERIOROBLIQUE(IO)
•  LEVATORPALPEBRAESUPERIORIS
THEEXTRAOCULARMUSCLESOFTHEORBIT
THEOBLIQUESMUSCLES
Duringaphysicalexamina:on,
thephysiciandirectsthepa:enttofollowhisorherfingerlaterally
(tes:ngtheLRandabducentnerve[CNVI]),
thensuperiorlyandinferiorlytoisolateandtestthefunc:onoftheSR
andIRandtheintegrityoftheoculomotornerve(CNIII),which
suppliesboth.
THELEVATORPALPEBRAESUPERIORIS
Elevatessuperioreyelid
INNERVATION:OCULOMOTORNERVECNIII
THEARTERIESOFTHEORBIT
Thebloodsupplyoftheorbitismainlyfromtheophthalmicartery,
abranchoftheinternalcaro:dartery
Theinfra-orbitalartery,fromtheexternalcaro:dartery,also
contributesbloodtostructuresoftheorbit.
Theterminalpartofthefacialarteryiscalled
theangularartery,
itanastomoseswiththeophthalmicartery.
Thecentralarteryofthere:na,abranchof
theophthalmicarteryarisinginferiortotheop:cnerve.
Thecentralarteryofthere:napiercesthesheathoftheop:cnerve
andrunswithinthenervetotheeyeball,emergingattheop:cdisc.
THEARTERIESOFTHEORBIT
Theterminalbranchesareendarteries(arterioles),whichprovide
theonlybloodsupplytotheinternalaspectofthere:na.
Theexternalaspectofthe
re:naisalsosuppliedbythe
capillarylaminaofthechoroid
Sixshortposteriorciliaryarteriesdirectlysupplythechoroid
Twolongposteriorciliaryarteries,oneoneachside
oftheeyeball,passbetweenthescleraandthe
choroidtoanastomosewiththeanteriorciliary
arteriestosupplytheciliaryplexus.
THEVEINSOFTHEORBIT
Venousdrainageoftheorbitisthroughthesuperiorandinferior
ophthalmicveins,whichpassthroughthesuperiororbitalfissure
andenterthecavernoussinus
Atthemedialangleoftheeye,thefacialveincommunicateswith
thesuperiorophthalmicvein,whichdrainsintothecavernoussinus.
Theophthalmicveinsdrainblooddirectlyintothecavernoussinus.
Thecentralveinofthere:nausuallyentersthecavernoussinusdirectly
Thescleralvenoussinusisavascularstructureencirclingtheanterior
chamberoftheeyeballthroughwhichtheaqueoushumorisreturned
tothebloodcircula:on.
THELYMPHATICSOFTHEORBIT
Lympha:cdrainageoftheorbitistotheparo?dnodes
Lensisnotsuppliedby
anylymphvessels
ThetrigeminalnerveCNV
Thetrigeminalnerveisdividedasfollows:
•  ophthalmicV1division:exitstheskullviathesuperiororbitalfissure
•  maxillaryV2division:exitstheskullviatheforamenrotundum
•  mandibularV3division:exitstheskullviatheforamenovale
Thetrigeminalnerveisdividedasfollows:
•  ophthalmicV1division:exitstheskullviathesuperiororbitalfissure
Thesoma:c(general)sensoryfibersofCNV1aredistributedtoskinand
mucousmembranesandconjunc:vaofthefrontoftheheadandnose
ThebranchesoftheophthalmicnerveV1thatinnervatethefaceinclude:
•  thesupra-orbitalandsupratrochlearnerves,whichleavetheorbit
superiorlyandinnervatetheuppereyelid,forehead,andscalp;
•  theinfratrochlearnerve,whichexitstheorbitinthemedialangleto
innervatethemedialhalfoftheuppereyelid,theskinintheareaofthe
medialangle,andthesideofthenose;
ThetrigeminalnerveCNV
ThebranchesoftheophthalmicnerveV1thatinnervatetheface
include:
•  thesupra-orbitalandsupratrochlearnerves,whichleavetheorbit
superiorlyandinnervatetheuppereyelid,forehead,andscalp;
•  theinfratrochlearnerve,whichexitstheorbitinthemedialangle
toinnervatethemedialhalfoftheuppereyelid,theskininthe
areaofthemedialangle,andthesideofthenose;
•  thelacrimalnerve,whichexitstheorbitinthelateralangleto
innervatethelateralhalfoftheuppereyelidandtheskininthe
areaofthelateralangle;and
•  theexternalnasalnerve,whichsuppliestheanteriorpartofthe
nose.
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THEOPTICNERVECNII
Theop:cnerves(CNII)havesensoryfibersconcernedwiththe
specialsenseofvision.
Theop:cnervefibersarisefromganglioncellsinthere:na.
Thenervefibersexittheorbitviatheop:ccanals;fibersfromthe
nasalhalfofthere:nacrosstothecontralateralsideattheop:c
chiasm.
Thenervefibersthenpassviatheop:ctractstothegeniculate
bodiesofthethalamus,wheretheysynapseonneuronswhose
processesformtheop:cradia:onstotheprimaryvisualcortexof
theoccipitallobe.
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THEOPTICNERVECNII
Func?on:Specialsensory-thespecialsenseofvision.
Theop:cnervesarepaired,anteriorextensionsoftheforebrain
(diencephalon)andarethereforeactuallyCNSfibertractsformedby
axonsofre?nalganglioncells.Inotherwords,theyarethird-order
neurons,withtheircellbodieslocatedinthere:na.
CNIIbeginswheretheunmyelinatedaxonsofre:nalganglioncells
piercethesclera(theopaquepartoftheexternalfibrouscoatofthe
eyeball)andbecomemyelinated,deeptotheop:cdisc.
Thenervepassesposteromediallyintheorbit,exi:ngthroughthe
op:ccanaltoenterthemiddlecranialfossa,whereitformsthe
op:cchiasm
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THEOPTICNERVECNII
Intheop:cchiasm,fibersfromthenasal(medial)halfofeachre:na
decussateinthechiasmandjoinuncrossedfibersfromthetemporal
(lateral)halfofthere:natoformtheop?ctract.
Thepar:alcrossingofop:cnervefibersinthechiasmisa
requirementforbinocularvision,allowingdepth-of-fieldpercep:on
(three-dimensionalvision).
Mostfibersintheop:ctractsterminateinthelateralgeniculate
bodiesofthethalamus.Fromthesenuclei,axonsarerelayedtothe
visualcor:cesoftheoccipitallobesofthebrain.
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THEOCULOMOTORNERVECNIII
CNIIIprovidesthefollowing
•  Motortothestriatedmuscleoffourofthesixextraocularmuscles
(superior,medial,andinferiorrec:andinferioroblique)andsuperior
eyelid.
•  Propriocep:vetothemuscleslistedabove.
•  Parasympathe:cthroughtheciliarygangliontothesmoothmuscleof
thesphincterpupillae,whichcausesconstric:onofthepupilandciliary
muscle,whichproducesaccommoda:on(allowingthelenstobecome
morerounded)fornearvision.
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THEOCULOMOTORNERVECNIII
CNIIIemergesfromthemidbrain,piercestheduramaterlateralto
thesellardiaphragmroofingoverthehypophysis,andthenruns
throughtheroofandlateralwallofthecavernoussinus.
CNIIIleavesthecranialcavityandenterstheorbitthroughthe
superiororbitalfissure.
Withinthisfissure,CNIIIdividesintoasuperiordivision(which
suppliesthesuperiorrectusandlevatorpalpebraesuperioris)andan
inferiordivision(whichsuppliestheinferiorandmedialrectusand
inferioroblique).
Theinferiordivisionalsocarriespresynap:cparasympathe:c
(visceralefferent)fiberstotheciliaryganglion.
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THEOCULOMOTORNERVECNIII
CNIIIprovidesthefollowing
•  Motortothestriatedmuscleoffourofthesixextraocular
muscles(superior,medial,andinferiorrec:andinferioroblique)
andsuperioreyelid.
•  Propriocep?vetothemuscleslistedabove.
•  Parasympathe?cthroughtheciliarygangliontothesmooth
muscleofthesphincterpupillae,whichcausesconstric:onofthe
pupilandciliarymuscle,whichproducesaccommoda:on
(allowingthelenstobecomemorerounded)fornearvision.
THENERVESOFTHEORBIT
THETROCHLEARNERVECNIV
CNIVemergesfromtheposterior(dorsal)surfaceofthemidbrain(the
onlycranialnervetodoso),passinganteriorlyaroundthebrainstem.
Thetrochlearnervepiercestheduramateratthemarginofthe
tentoriumcerebelliandpassesanteriorlyinthelateralwallofthe
cavernoussinus.
ThenCNIVcon:nuesthroughthesuperiororbitalfissureintothe
orbit,whereitsuppliesthesuperiorobliquemuscles.