Lateral palpebral raphe
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The lateral palpebral raphé
is a much weaker structure than the medial palpebral ligament
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It is attached to the margin of the frontosphenoidal process of the zygomatic bone
, and passes medialward to the lateral commissure of the eyelids, where it divides into two slips, which are attached to the margins of the respective tarsi.
Raphé
Raphé can refer to:* Rafe, a diacritic ֿ a short horizontal overbar placed above certain letters to indicate that they are to be pronounced as fricatives* Raphe, scientific term...
is a much weaker structure than the medial palpebral ligament
Medial palpebral ligament
The medial palpebral ligament , about 4 mm. in length and 2 mm. in breadth, is attached to the frontal process of the maxilla in front of the lacrimal groove....
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It is attached to the margin of the frontosphenoidal process of the zygomatic bone
Zygomatic bone
The zygomatic bone is a paired bone of the human skull. It articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. The zygomatic is homologous to the jugal bone of other tetrapods...
, and passes medialward to the lateral commissure of the eyelids, where it divides into two slips, which are attached to the margins of the respective tarsi.
See also
- Orbicularis oculi muscleOrbicularis oculi muscleThe orbicularis oculi is a muscle in the face that closes the eyelids. It arises from the nasal part of the frontal bone, from the frontal process of the maxilla in front of the lacrimal groove, and from the anterior surface and borders of a short fibrous band, the medial palpebral ligament.From...