Major arterial circle of the iris

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Major circulus arteriosus of iris
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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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "major arterial circle of the iris". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  4. 1 2 "Anatonomina". terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.


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