Anterior ciliary arteries
- Anterior ciliary arteries
Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteriae ciliares anteriores
GraySubject = 146
GrayPage = 571
Caption = The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed.
Caption2 = Iris, front view.
BranchFrom = ophthalmic artery
BranchTo =
Vein =
Supplies = conjunctiva
sclera
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DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12153861
The anterior ciliary arteries are derived from the muscular branches of the Ophthalmic Artery.
Course
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.
upplies
These arteries supply the conjunctiva & sclera.
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