Corpus adiposum extraperiorbitale

Corpus adiposum extraperiorbitale

Definition

Felipe Barona Lopez

The corpus adiposum extraperiorbitale is the part of the orbital fat body that lies outside the periorbita. It fills the spaces between the periorbita and the bony orbit, but also separates the orbit from adjacent structures.

References

Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.