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Artery: Ciliary arteries 
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.
Additional images
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The ophthalmic artery and its branches
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Iris, front view.
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The terminal portion of the optic nerve and its entrance into the eyeball, in horizontal section.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
List of arteries of head and neck (TA A12.2.05–08, GA 6.549) CC cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) · facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial / nasal septum, lateral nasal, angular)1st part / mandibular2nd part / pterygoid3rd part / pterygopalatineorbital group:anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) · posterior ethmoidal · lacrimal (lateral palpebral) · medial palpebral · terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal)
ocular group: central retinal · ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) · hypophysial (superior, inferior)ACA (anterior communicating, medial striate) · MCA (anterolateral central, Orbitofrontal artery, Prefrontal artery, Superior terminal branch, Inferior terminal branch, Anterior temporal branch) · posterior communicating · anterior choroidalSC Categories:- Cardiovascular system stubs
- Arteries of the head and neck
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