Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is the axial length of the average 26.5 mm
eye?
2. What is another word for the eyelids palpebrae
3. What muscle relaxes to allow the eye- frontalis
lid to droop or sag?
4. What is the size of the bony orbit in the 35mm X 40mm
average adult
5. Reflex tears are produced by the lacrimal glands/stimulus such as coughing,
and are generally caused by sneezing, strong smells, emotions
6. What glands produce basic tear secre- Glands of Wolfring and Glands of Krause
tion
7. The three layers of the tear film in or- Lipid, aqueous, mucin
der from the outermost to the inner-
most
8. The layer of the tear film that is re- Lipid Layer
sponsible for the prevention of evap-
oration is the
9. The layer of the tear film that contains Aqueous Layer
the nutrients and antibiotic properties
is the
10. The layer of the tear film that is re- Mucin Layer
sponsible for holding the tears on the
cornea is the
, 11. Tear lake, tear prism, teat meniscus
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