Accessory visual structures
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Accessory visual structures | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Front of left eye with eyelids separated. | |
| Latin | structurae oculi accessoriae |
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 [edit]
- ^ Knowles, Daniel M. (2001). Neoplastic hematopathology. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1303. ISBN 0-683-30246-9.
|
||||||||||||||||
 |
This anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
