Short posterior ciliary arteries

The short posterior ciliary arteries from six to twelve in number, arise from the ophthalmic artery as it crosses the optic nerve.

Short posterior ciliary arteries
The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed.
Details
SourceOphthalmic artery
VeinVorticose veins
SuppliesChoroid (up to the equator of the eye)
ciliary processes
Identifiers
LatinArteriae ciliares posteriores breves
TAA12.2.06.031
FMA70777
Anatomical terminology

Course and target

They pass forward around the optic nerve to the posterior part of the eyeball, pierce the sclera around the entrance of the optic nerve, and supply the choroid (up to the equator of the eye) and ciliary processes.

Some branches of the short posterior ciliary arteries also supply the optic disc via an anastomotic ring, the Circle of Zinn-Haller or Circle of Zinn, which is associated with the fibrous extension of the ocular tendons (Annulus of Zinn).

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 571 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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