long posterior ciliary artery

English

Noun

long posterior ciliary artery (plural long posterior ciliary arteries)

1. (anatomy) Either of usually two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same side of the eyeball between the sclera and the choroid to the ciliary muscle, and at the junction of the ciliary process and the iris divides into upper and lower branches which anastomose with the branches of the contralateral artery to form a ring of arteries around the iris.

   Coordinate terms: anterior ciliary artery, short posterior ciliary artery

Translations

branch of the ophthalmic artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 睫狀後長動脈／睫状后长动脉 (jiézhuànghòuchángdòngmài)

See also

• anterior ciliary artery
• anterior ethmoidal artery
• central retinal artery
• dorsal nasal artery
• lacrimal artery
• medial palpebral artery
• posterior ethmoidal artery
• short posterior ciliary artery
• supraorbital artery
• supratrochlear artery

 

References

• “long posterior ciliary artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.