… The main reason a person moves their head and eyes to focus on … the fovea centralis. In
fact, while reading this sentence the eye is moving such that the words on centered on the fovea. …

… The fovea centralis is located in the center of the macula lutea and it contains only cones.
It is the area of highest visual acuity or resolution with highest density of cone photoreceptors …

… , further away from the pupil where light enters the eye. Rods are more sensitive in dim light
(… Cones localize in the center of the retina at the fovea. There are approximately 6 million …

… and the area superior to the eyes and is defined by the deeper skull bone (Figure 2-2). …
meatus (uh-koos-tik me-ay-tuhs). The auricle collects sound waves. The external acoustic meatus …

… cranial nerve starts in the pons of the brainstem. It goes through the internal acoustic meatus
… The seventh nerve then exits the skull through the stylomastoid foramen, which is posterior …

… anatomic and clinical applications. The optic nerve, the ophthalmic artery, and choroid plexus
sympathetic fibers come from the middle cranial … from the eye into the inferior meatus of the …

… to anatomy with varied backgrounds, therefore we present a chapter on the body systems,
specifically as they apply to head and neck anatomy. … the human body with the unaided eye. …

… a canal in the lateral wall of inferior meatus to provide innervation to the mucous membrane
… To assess the ability to feel light touch, the patient is asked to shut eyes, and the practitioner …

… The retina is thinnest at the fovea of the macula. The optic disk is pierced by the central
retinal artery and vein. At the disk, there is complete absence of rods and cones thus it is …

… anatomy and head and neck anatomy to freshman dental students. Her clinical background
as a dentist has been invaluable in helping me appreciate head and neck anatomy … meatus …