The angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet is called what?

The angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet is called what?

• A. Canthus
• B. Eyelash
• C. Cilia
• D. Conjunctiva

Answer: (A)

The corner where the upper and lower eyelids meet is called the canthus. There are two canthi: the medial (inner) canthus near the nose and the lateral (outer) canthus at the outer eye corner. The inner canthus also houses the lacrimal caruncle and tear-duct openings. Eyelashes (cilia) are hairs along the eyelid margins, not the meeting point of the lids, and the conjunctiva is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the eyelids and the eyeball.

The corner where the upper and lower eyelids meet is called the canthus. There are two canthi: the medial (inner) canthus near the nose and the lateral (outer) canthus at the outer eye corner. The inner canthus also houses the lacrimal caruncle and tear-duct openings.

Eyelashes (cilia) are hairs along the eyelid margins, not the meeting point of the lids, and the conjunctiva is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the eyelids and the eyeball.