Ciliary arteries
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| Artery: Ciliary arteries | |
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| The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. | |
| Latin | aa. ciliares |
| Gray's | subject #146 571 |
The ciliary arteries are divisible into three groups, the long posterior, short posterior, and the anterior.
- The short posterior ciliary arteries from six to twelve in number, arise from the ophthalmic as it crosses the optic nerve.
- The long posterior ciliary arteries, two in number, pierce the posterior part of the sclera at some little distance from the optic nerve.
- The anterior ciliary arteries are derived from the muscular branches of the ophthalmic artery.
[edit] Additional images
 The ophthalmic artery and its branches |
 Iris, front view. |
 The terminal portion of the optic nerve and its entrance into the eyeball, in horizontal section. |
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