Fornix conjunctiva - Fornix conjunctiva

…it allows smooth eye movement and blinking. The conjunctiva above the sclera is called the bulbar conjunctiva, the part that covers the back of the eyelid and the tarsal plate is called the palpebral conjunctiva, and the transitional part between the two is called the forniceal conjunctiva. The palpebral conjunctiva transitions into the epithelium of the skin at the eyelid margin, and the bulbar conjunctiva transitions into the corneal epithelium at the limbus. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "forniceal conjunctiva" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…眼球運動やまばたきを滑らかに行わせる。強膜上の結膜を球結膜，まぶたの裏，瞼板上を覆っている部分を瞼結膜，両者の移行接続部を円蓋部結膜という。瞼結膜は瞼縁部で皮膚の上皮に移行し，球結膜は角膜輪部で角膜上皮に移行する。…

※「円蓋部結膜」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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