page_title: Tarsus (eyelids)
hierarchical_section_title: Tarsus (eyelids)
caption_attribution_description: Gravure nº894 représentant les tarses et leurs ligaments.
context_page_description: The tarsi are two comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue, about 10 mm in length for the upper eyelid and 5 mm for the lower eyelid; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support. They are located directly above the lid margins. The tarsus has a lower and upper part making up the palpebrae.
context_section_description: The tarsi (tarsal plates) are two comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue, about 10 mm (0.39 in) in length for the upper eyelid and 5 mm for the lower eyelid; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support. They are located directly above the lid margins.  The tarsus has a lower and upper part making up the palpebrae.
caption: The tarsi and their ligaments. Right eye; front view.
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