Levator palpebrae muscle raises the upper lids. Tarsal plates of dense CT have imbedded in them Meibomian sebaceous glands to make protective secretions. Eyelash hair follicles are separated by the sweat glands of Moll and sebaceous glands of Zeiss. 2 Conjunctiva l Palpebral conjunctiva lines the eyelids, and bulbar covers the eyeball's sclera, with the fornices as the angle of reflection. 2 Stratified columnar epithelium has goblet and Langerhans cells, with many lymphocytes in the loose lamina propria.
Conjunctival epithelium is a source of cells to repair damaged corneal epithelium.
4 Plica semilunaris is a small conjunctival fold in the medial margin of the eye above the 5 caruncle , with its sebaceous glands. In upper, lateral orbit, opening via ducts to the conjunctiva. 2 Compound, tubulo-acinar, serous gland with many myoepithelial cells. Mucous cells also are present. 3 Tears drain through the lachrymal punctum via lachrymal canaliculi into the lachrymal sac.