Cell Biology & Histology A560
    Specialized Sensory Organs, the Eye and the Ear
     
     

    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.