CILIARY NERVES
\sˈɪli͡əɹɪ nˈɜːvz], \sˈɪliəɹɪ nˈɜːvz], \s_ˈɪ_l_iə_ɹ_ɪ n_ˈɜː_v_z]\
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These are 12 to 16 in number. They arise from the nasal nerve, and particularly from the anterior part of the ophthalmic ganglion: and unite in two fasciculi, which pass around the optic nerve, and pierce the sclerotica near the entrance of that nerve into the eye. They are lost in the ciliary ligament.
By Robley Dunglison
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