| Artery: Anterior ciliary arteries | |
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| The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. | |
| Iris, front view. | |
| Latin | arteriae ciliares anteriores |
| Gray's | subject #146 571 |
| Supplies | conjunctiva sclera |
| Source | ophthalmic artery |
The 7 anterior ciliary arteries are derived from the muscular branches of the Ophthalmic Artery.
They run to the front of the eyeball in company with the extraocular muscles, form a vascular zone beneath the conjunctiva, and then pierce the sclera a short distance from the cornea and end in the circulus arteriosus major. Two Ciliary Arteries supply each rectus muscle, except the lateral rectus, which only receives one branch. Thus, we can see there are 7 branches of anterior ciliary arteries that supply each set of extraocular muscles.
These arteries supply the conjunctiva & sclera.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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