See Also: musculus levator palpebrae superioris(medicine)
Wintersteiner rosettes(medicine)
levator palpebrae superioris(medicine)
deep layer of levator palpebrae superioris muscle(medicine)
superficial layer of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle(medicine)
musculus levator ani(medicine)
musculus levator scapulae(medicine)
musculus levator prostatae(medicine)
musculus levator palati(medicine)
musculus levator costae(medicine)

musculus levator palpebrae superioris (medicine) and Wintersteiner rosettes (medicine)


musculus levator palpebrae superioris (medicine)


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levator palpebrae superioris
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, orbital surface of the lesser wing of the sphenoid, above and anterior to the optic canal; insertion, skin of eyelid, tarsal plate, and orbital walls, by medial and lateral expansions of the aponeurosis of insertion; action, raises the upper eyelid; nerve supply, oculomotor.

Synonym: musculus levator palpebrae superioris, elevator muscle of upper eyelid, musculus orbitopalpebralis, palpebralis.


Wintersteiner rosettes (medicine)


Wintersteiner rosettes


Rosette's found only in retinal embryonic tumours, formed by a group of columnar cells with a peripheral basement membrane arranged in a radial manner around a central cavity, the spokes corresponding to the photoreceptors.