Occular blood circulation Flashcards
What does the common carotid artery split into
Internal and external carotid artery
What is the first major branch of the internal carotid artery
Ophthalmic artery
Which artery is the main arterial supply to the eye
Ophthalmic artery
What are the 10 branches of the ophthalmic artery
Central retinal artery
Lacrimal artery
Meningeal artery
Muscular arteries
Ciliary arteries
Supraorbital artery
Ethmoidal artery
Medial palpebral arteries
Supratrochlear arteries
Dorsal nasal artery
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What does the central retinal artery supply
Supply optic nerve, before divding into superior, inferior branches
nasal and temporal branches after optic disc, nourshing the retina
Which artery is a end artery and what happens if this artery is blocked
Central retinal artery
Blockage results in irreversible blindless
What does the lacrimal artery supply
Lacrimal gland
Conjunctiva and eyelids (lateral palpebral branch)
Which artery is the recurrent meningeal artery a branch of and what does it anastomose with
Branch of lacrimal lartery that anastomoses with midle meningeal artery (branch of external carotid artery)
What does the muscular arteries supply
The EOM
Inferior branch goes to: IR, MR, IO
Superior branch supplies: LR, SR, SO and leveator palpebrae superioris
What does muscular arteries pass forward to become
Anterior ciliary arteries
What are the three groups of ciliary arteries
Long posterior
Short posteirior
Anterior
What does the long posterior ciliary artery supply
Ciliary body and iris (pass thr scerla and joins anterior ciliary arteries)
How many long posterior ciliary arteries are there
2
What does short posterior ciliary arteries suppy
Choroid and choriocpaillaris (posteiror arterial circle of Zinn-Haller)
How many short posterior ciliary arteries are there
7