Muscular system
Superior tarsus
Tarsus superior
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Extra-ocular muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Tarsus superior
- English
- Superior tarsus
- French
- Tarse supérieur
- Spanish
- Tarso superior
- Portuguese
- Tarso superior