Medical Definition of Arteria ciliaris posterior brevis

1. One of approximately seven branches of the ophthalmic artery which pass around the optic nerve to supply the eyeball. Dividing into some 15-20 branches, they penetrate the sclera adjacent to the optic nerve, supplying the choroid and ciliary processes. Anastomoses: with central retinal artery and long and anterior ciliary arteries (at the ora serrata). Synonym: arteria ciliaris posterior brevis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Ciliaris Posterior Brevis

arteria cerebelli inferior posterior
arteria cerebelli superior
arteria cerebri
arteria cerebri anterior
arteria cerebri media
arteria cerebri posterior
arteria cervicalis ascendens
arteria cervicalis profunda
arteria cervicalis superficialis
arteria choroidea
arteria choroidea anterior
arteria choroidea posterior
arteria ciliaris
arteria ciliaris anterior
arteria ciliaris posterior brevis (current term)
arteria ciliaris posterior longa
arteria circumflexa femoris
arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis
arteria circumflexa femoris medialis
arteria circumflexa humeri
arteria circumflexa humeri anterior
arteria circumflexa humeri posterior
arteria circumflexa iliaca profunda
arteria circumflexa iliaca superficialis
arteria circumflexa ilium
arteria circumflexa scapulae
arteria coeliaca
arteria colica
arteria colica dextra

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