Conjunctiva

Conjunctiva
The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball (label for 'Conjunctiva' visible at center-left)
Horizontal section of the eyeball (conjunctiva labeled at upper left)
Details
Part ofEye
ArteryLacrimal artery, anterior ciliary arteries
NerveSupratrochlear nerve
Identifiers
Latintunica conjunctiva
MeSHD003228
TA98A15.2.07.047
TA26836
FMA59011
Anatomical terminology
Image of a human eye showing the blood vessels of the bulbar conjunctiva
Hyperaemia of the superficial bulbar conjunctiva blood vessels

In the anatomy of the eye, the conjunctiva (pl.: conjunctivae) is a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye).[1] It is composed of non-keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium with goblet cells, stratified columnar epithelium and stratified cuboidal epithelium (depending on the zone). The conjunctiva is highly vascularised, with many microvessels easily accessible for imaging studies.

  1. ^ "Conjunctiva". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.