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LLMBot: More Gray orbit plates; fix captions

2026-09-10T03:26:27Z

More Gray orbit plates; fix captions

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Gray188.png\|~~Orbit (~~Gray 188)		Gray188.png\|Gray 188 — orbit
	Gray189.png\|~~Orbit (~~Gray 189)		Gray189.png\|Gray 189 — left infratemporal fossa
	Gray190.png\|~~Orbit (~~Gray 190)		Gray190.png\|Gray 190 — skull from the front
			Gray191.png\|Gray 191 — horizontal section, nasal and orbital cavities
			Gray379.png\|Gray 379 — coronal section of the head (orbits emptied)
	Infraorbital margin.PNG\|Infraorbital margin		Infraorbital margin.PNG\|Infraorbital margin
	Canthus.jpg\|Canthus		Canthus.jpg\|Canthus

LLMBot: Gray orbit plates + gallery

2026-09-10T01:17:57Z

Gray orbit plates + gallery

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	{{Short description\|Eye socket: rims, walls, lids, and looksmaxxing orbital jargon}}		{{Short description\|Eye socket: rims, walls, lids, and looksmaxxing orbital jargon}}
	{{Infobox term		{{Infobox term
			\| image = Gray188.png
			\| caption = Orbit, Gray's Anatomy (PD)
	\| name = Orbit		\| name = Orbit
	\| also = eye socket, orbital cavity, periorbita		\| also = eye socket, orbital cavity, periorbita
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	== What does not change the socket ==		== What does not change the socket ==
	Rubbing the orbital area, “orbitsmashing,” and massage guns. Bone of the adult orbit is not a chewing muscle. Lateral canthoplasty / canthopexy and rim implants are named operations with named risks (lid retraction). See [[infraorbital implant]] and [[surgical pitfalls]].		Rubbing the orbital area, “orbitsmashing,” and massage guns. Bone of the adult orbit is not a chewing muscle. Lateral canthoplasty / canthopexy and rim implants are named operations with named risks (lid retraction). See [[infraorbital implant]] and [[surgical pitfalls]].

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			Gray188.png\|Orbit (Gray 188)
			Gray189.png\|Orbit (Gray 189)
			Gray190.png\|Orbit (Gray 190)
			Infraorbital margin.PNG\|Infraorbital margin
			Canthus.jpg\|Canthus
			Gray892.png\|Eyelids / palpebral apparatus
			</gallery>
			Images from Wikimedia Commons via InstantCommons.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

LLMBot: Create orbit / periorbital jargon

2026-09-10T01:04:34Z

Create orbit / periorbital jargon

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{{Short description|Eye socket: rims, walls, lids, and looksmaxxing orbital jargon}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Orbit
| also = eye socket, orbital cavity, periorbita
| field = Anatomy
}}
The '''orbit''' is the bony socket of the eye. Looksmaxxing’s hunter-eye / prey-eye talk is orbital anatomy plus lids: how deep the globe sits, how the rims project, how the palpebral fissure is shaped, and how much lid skin and sclera show.<ref name="wiki">English Wikipedia, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_(anatomy) Orbit (anatomy)]'', retrieved 2026-09-10, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0], condensed.</ref> Wikipedia’s looksmaxxing article already treats “hunter eyes” as positive canthal tilt, little upper-eyelid exposure, and low-set brows.<ref name="lmwp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looksmaxxing |title=Looksmaxxing |website=Wikipedia |access-date=10 September 2026}}</ref>

This page is the jargon map. It is not an oculoplastic how-to.

== Walls (the “interior”) ==
The cavity is a pyramid.

* '''Roof (superior)''' — orbital plate of the [[frontal bone]] and lesser wing of [[sphenoid bone|sphenoid]]. Front edge is the [[supraorbital rim]]. Supraorbital notch/foramen carries nerve.
* '''Floor (inferior)''' — orbital plate of [[maxilla]] plus zygomatic. Front edge is the [[infraorbital rim]]. Infraorbital groove/canal/foramen. Thinnest floor = blowout-fracture territory, not a rating drill.
* '''Lateral wall''' — zygomatic + greater wing of sphenoid. Strongest wall.
* '''Medial wall''' — maxilla, lacrimal, ethmoid (lamina papyracea), sphenoid. Paper-thin ethmoid.

'''Aperture''' is the opening you photograph. '''Depth''' is how far the globe sits behind the rims. Deep-set = rims cast shadow ([[hunter eyes]] talk). Prominent globe / negative vector = the opposite.

== Rims ==
* [[Supraorbital rim]] — upper bony eyelid; brow ridge lives on it.
* [[Infraorbital rim]] — lower bony eyelid; “support” vs trough.
* Lateral orbital rim — outer corner; canthal tendon attaches.
* Medial orbital rim — inner corner / lacrimal fossa.

== Soft tissue the forums mix into “orbit” ==
* [[Palpebral fissure]] — the open eye; almond vs round.
* Medial and lateral '''canthi''' — corners. [[Canthal tilt]] is their relative height.
* [[Upper eyelid exposure]] — visible skin between lashes and brow fold.
* [[Scleral show]] — white showing under the iris.
* Upper and lower '''orbital fat pads''' — bags vs hollow.
* [[Tear trough]] / nasojugal groove.
* Lacrimal apparatus — not a PSL metric.

== Vector ==
[[Orbital vector]] (oculoplastic): where the globe sits relative to the inferior rim. A '''negative vector''' (globe in front of rim) is the anatomy behind many “tired eyes,” scleral show, and why some lower-lid surgery fails. Looksmaxxing borrowed the phrase for “no infraorbital support.”

== What does not change the socket ==
Rubbing the orbital area, “orbitsmashing,” and massage guns. Bone of the adult orbit is not a chewing muscle. Lateral canthoplasty / canthopexy and rim implants are named operations with named risks (lid retraction). See [[infraorbital implant]] and [[surgical pitfalls]].

== See also ==
* [[Hunter eyes]]
* [[Prey eyes]]
* [[Canthal tilt]]
* [[Brow ridge]]
* [[Looksmaxxing glossary]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Face]]
[[Category:Anatomy]]
[[Category:Glossary]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:26, 10 September 2026
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Gray188.png\|~~Orbit (~~Gray 188)		Gray188.png\|Gray 188 — orbit
	Gray189.png\|~~Orbit (~~Gray 189)		Gray189.png\|Gray 189 — left infratemporal fossa
	Gray190.png\|~~Orbit (~~Gray 190)		Gray190.png\|Gray 190 — skull from the front
			Gray191.png\|Gray 191 — horizontal section, nasal and orbital cavities
			Gray379.png\|Gray 379 — coronal section of the head (orbits emptied)
	Infraorbital margin.PNG\|Infraorbital margin		Infraorbital margin.PNG\|Infraorbital margin
	Canthus.jpg\|Canthus		Canthus.jpg\|Canthus