CILIARY ARTERIES
\sˈɪli͡əɹɪ ˈɑːtəɹiz], \sˈɪliəɹɪ ˈɑːtəɹiz], \s_ˈɪ_l_iə_ɹ_ɪ_ ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i_z]\
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Three groups of arteries found in the eye which supply the iris, pupil, sclera, conjunctiva, and the muscles of the iris.
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By William R. Warner
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These are furnished by the ophthalmic artery. They are distinguished into, 1. Short or posterior (Art. uveales-Chauss.) 30 or 40 in number, which are distributed to the ciliary processes. 2. Long, (Art. Iriennes of Chauss.,) two in number, which, by the anastomoses of their branches, form two arterial circles at the anterior surface of the iris: and, 3. The anterior, Arte'riae cilia'res anterio'res of Haller, the number of which is variable. These pierce the sclerotic a few lines from its union with the cornea; and are principally distributed to the iris.
By Robley Dunglison
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