eyelid tarsus

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 human body.

Where the eyelid tarsus is

It sits in the head, within the sensory system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the eyelid tarsus connects to

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

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

Questions

Where is the eyelid tarsus?

It sits in the head, within the sensory system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the eyelid tarsus connect to?

Part of: eyelid and head.

Is the eyelid tarsus the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.