Examine the eyelid on slide 138 and identify

• The conjunctiva with numerous goblet cells (Fig. 23-19),
• The tarsal plate and modified sebaceous glands, aka the tarsal or Meibomian glands,
• Skeletal muscle,
• Follicles of eyelashes, and
• The thin, folded surface skin with typical epidermal appendages.

Why are numerous goblet cells and special glands associated with the conjunctiva?

Now let's take a look at the ear.