Major arterial circle of the iris
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| Major circulus arteriosus of iris | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | circulus arteriosus iridis major |
| TA98 | A15.2.03.034 |
| TA2 | 4482 |
| FMA | 58529 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Major arterial circle of the iris"[1][2][3] (also: "major circulus arteriosus of iris",[4] or "circulus arteriosus iridis major"[4]) is a circular artery[3] of the eye formed by anastomoses of the anterior ciliary arteries and long posterior ciliary arteries at the ciliary body.[1][2][3] It supplies arterial blood to the iris,[1][3] ciliary processes of[1] the ciliary body,[3] and anterior choroid.[1]
The major arterial circle of the iris is situated within the ciliary stroma[3] in the anterior part of the ciliary body[1] near the root of the iris.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "major arterial circle of the iris". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ a b Gupta, Neha; Motlagh, Mahsaw; Singh, Gurdeep (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Eye Arteries", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30725748, retrieved 2022-12-24
- ^ a b c d e f g Remington, Lee Ann (2012). "11 - Orbital Blood Supply". Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System (3rd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 202–217. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4377-1926-0.10011-6. ISBN 978-1-4377-1926-0.
- ^ a b "Anatonomina". terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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