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    In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.

    It can also mean the skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.


        Orbit (anatomy)
            Contents
            Bones
            Foramina and openings
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    Graysubject46
    Graypage188
    image
    CaptionThe skull from the front.
    Image2Gray192.png
    Caption2Medial wall of left orbit.
    Width300
    MeshnameOrbit
    MeshnumberA02.835.232.781.324.690
    Dorlandspreo_05
    Dorlandssuf12594914

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    Bones

    In humans, seven bones make up the bony orbit:

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    Foramina and openings
     
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