GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
SENSORY ORGANS
Can be classified into:-
1) Special Sensory Organs 2) General Sensory Organs
Eyes -Skin ( Touch)
Ears -Pain
Nose
Tongue
GK…
A) Eye
Is special organ of sense of light
Is almost spherical in shape
Is a dilate organ
Protected by several structures such as the eye lid, eye
lashes, eye brows, lacrimal apparatus & extrinsic eye
muscles.
GK…
STRUCTURES OF THE EYES
1) EYE LIDS
The eye lids are of two parts
• Lower eye lids
• Upper
FUNCTION
Shade the eyes during sleep
Protects the eyes from excessive light & foreign bodies.
Spread lubricating secretions over eye ball
GK…
The space b/n the upper & the lower eye lids that exposes the
eye ball is called the palpebral fissure.
2) The Eye Lashes
FUNCTION
Protect the eyes from the border of each eye lid & the eye
brow.
Protect the eye ball from foreign bodies/objects
Direct rays of the sun
GK…
3) Lacrimal Apparatus
Produce lacrimal fluids /tears
Contains lacrimal gland which is used to produces tears.
Contains:-
-Tears
-H2O
- Mucous
-Lysosome-Vs bacteria
-Lacrimal gland
-Lacrimal duct
-Lacrimal canal
-Lacrimal sac
GK…
4) Muscles That Can Move The Eyes
There are 6 muscle that move the eyes
Lateral rectus muscles
Medial rectus muscles
Superior rectus muscles
Inferior rectus muscles
Superior oblique muscles
Inferior oblique muscles
GK…
LAYERS OF THE EYES
There are three layers of the eyes.
The outer layer
This layer has two parts
1) Sclera
Is the posterior part of the outer coat
The external surface is white
Is opaque
FUNCTION
GK…
FUNCTION
