Short posterior ciliary arteries
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The short posterior ciliary arteries are a number of branches of the ophthalmic artery. They pass forward with the optic nerve to reach the eyeball, piercing the sclera around the entry of the optic nerve into the eyeball.
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Short posterior ciliary arteries | |
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Details | |
Source | Ophthalmic artery |
Vein | Vorticose veins |
Supplies | Choroid (up to the equator of the eye) ciliary processes |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae ciliares posteriores breves |
TA98 | A12.2.06.031 |
TA2 | 4479 |
FMA | 70777 |
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