Orbital vascular 1 Flashcards
__________ artery is the main blood supply for the eye and orbit
Ophthalmic
Smooth muscle is what kind of nervous system?
autonomic
Is collagen more in veins or arteries?
Arteries, in tunica adventitia
Why are you most likely to see a bleed in the superior portion of the fundoscopic photo?
more arterio-venous crossings
What is a bunch of new vessels around the optic nerve? proliferative diabetic nephropathy.
Neovascularization
What is inside carotid sheath?
Common carotid artery
Internal carotid
Vagus nerve
Internal jugular
Ocular region has 2 branches what are they?
central retinal artery
ciliary arteries
What is the vascular layer of the eye, consists of Iris, ciliary body and coroid?
Uvea
Ciliary artery gives rise to _________________.
long and short ciliary arteries.
Medial and lateral long posterior ciliary arteries travel in what space to the front of the eye?
Supracoroidal space
How many long and short posterior ciliaries are there?
2 long posterior ciliaries 10-20 short posterior ciliaries.
True/False: Any time you have vessels coming in and out of the eye you have potential for metastasis.
True
Short posterior ciliary nerves supply what?
Coroid
True/False: coroidal vessels autonomic retinal vessels are not autonomic.
True
Muscular arteries go to the _______ muscles and branch into _______ ciliary arteries.
rectus
anterior