The palpebrae (eye lid)

This section is showing an eye lid (lat: palpebrae). The outside of the palpebra is covered by the skin (stratified squamous epithelium). The tissue facing the eyeball as a whole is called the tarsal plate. The epithelium covering the tarsal plate facing the eyeball is of the low, stratified columnar type. A cilium (eye lash) can be seen at the anterior surface (in this image; to the left). A cross sectrion of the orbicularis oculi muscle can be seen at the center thouroughout the eye lid