eyelid tarsus in dogs

The tarsi (tarsal plates) are two comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue, about 2.5 cm. in length; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support. They directly abut the lid margins. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the eyelid tarsus is

The tarsi (tarsal plates) are two comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue, about 2.5 cm. in length; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support. They directly abut the lid margins. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the eyelid tarsus is

It sits in the head, within the sensory system. Not positioned individually, and containment is not asserted either. Drawn near structures of the same kind, which is a weak claim about location.

What the eyelid tarsus connects to

The atlas records 10 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of eyelid and eyelid connective tissue.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the eyelid tarsus. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as tarsal plate, tarsal plate of eyelid, tarsus palpebralis, eyelid tarsi and tarsi. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0004772, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: eyelid and eyelid connective tissue.
• A kind of: organ.
• contains: medial palpebral ligament, orbital septum and tarsal gland.
• subtype: inferior eyelid tarsus and superior eyelid tarsus.
• inserts into: levator palpebrae superioris and orbicularis oculi muscle.

Questions

Where is the eyelid tarsus?

It sits in the head, within the sensory system. Not positioned individually, and containment is not asserted either. Drawn near structures of the same kind, which is a weak claim about location.

What does the eyelid tarsus connect to?

Part of: eyelid and eyelid connective tissue.

Is the eyelid tarsus the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.