Orbit

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-008295

The bony socket in a vertebrate skull, formed in humans by seven bones, that houses the eyeball together with its muscles, nerves and blood vessels. In developmental toxicity studies the size, shape and formation of the orbit are examined for malformations that a teratogen may have caused. Abnormal orbital development accompanies eye defects such as anophthalmia, the absence of the eye, and microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-008295
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
Synonyms	eye socket
References	PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 788 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)
See also	Vertebrate

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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/orbit/"
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