imaginary coronal plane through the center of the globe
Listing plane
axes upon which the globe may rotate
Axes of fick
X-axis of fick is responsible for what movement and actions?
Vertical movement
Elevation and depression
Y-axis of fick is responsible for what movement and actions?
Clockwise/counterclockwise
Intorsion and extorsion
Z-axis of fick is responsible for what movement and actions?
Horizontal
Abduction and adduction
Movement of single eye around X and Z axes
Duction movements
Movement of both eyes around X and Z axes
Version movements
The point at the center of the muscle or tendon that first touches the globe?
Tangential point
arc formed between tangential point and center of insertion of the muscle on the sclera
Arc of contact
describes the direction of pull and determines the axis that the muscle moves around when it contracts
Muscle plane
How many EOMs are there? What are they?
Six -lateral rectus -medial rectus -superior rectus -inferior rectus -superior oblique -inferior oblique
Imaginary line joining the insertions of the four Recti muscles
Spiral of tillaux
Starting at medial rectus, each rectus muscle is located ___________ (in mm) from the limbus
further away
MR insertion from the limbus
5.5 mm
IR insertion from the limbus
6.5 mm
LR insertion from the limbus
6.9 mm
Superior rectus insertion from the limbus
7.7 mm
__________ rectus muscles move around the Z axis
Horizontal
__________ rectus muscles move around the x axis
Vertical
All rectus muscles arise from the _______________
Annulus of Zinn