Accessory visual structures

Accessory visual structures
	Front of left eye with eyelids separated.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	structurae oculi accessoriae
TA	A15.2.07.001
FMA	76554
	Anatomical terminology

Accessory visual structures are the adnexa of the eye, including 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.

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