Ciliary arteries
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The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed.
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Latin | Arteriae ciliares |
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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 for each eye, 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.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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