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Anatomy of Orbit

July 2, 2025
Anatomy of orbit
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    Anatomy of Orbit, Special Anatomical Characteristics of The Orbit:

    Each eyeball is situated in a bony cavity known as the orbit. It is protected by eyelids and soft tissues. In the orbit, it is suspended by extraocular muscles and their facial sheaths.

    Special anatomical characteristics of the orbits

    Roof of orbit

    • Lesser wing of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital plate of frontal bone
    • Lateral wall of orbit
    • Zygomatic process
    • Greater wing of  sphenoid bone
    • Orbital surface of gomatic bone
    • Inferior orbital fissure
    • Infraorbital groove

    Zygomatic bone

    Supraorbital foramen

    Superior  orbital fissure

    Optic canal

    Medial wall

    • Sphenoid body
    • Orbital plate  of ethmoid bone
    • Frontal process  of maxilla
    • Lacrimal bone

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    Nasal bone

    Floor of orbit

    • Orbital process of  palatine bone
    • Orbital surface of  maxillary bone
    • Zygomatic bone
    Anatomy of Orbit, Special Anatomical Characteristics of The Orbit:
    Anatomy of Orbit, Special Anatomical Characteristics of The Orbit:
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