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hyaloid artery
Embryonic artery. Arteries atrophy by 8.5 months, although a few persistent remnants may remain.
Origin: ophthalmic artery (terminal branch)
Distribution:
-> primary vitreous & vascular tunic around the lens
Related
crystalline lens (lens of eye, L)
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: hyaloid artery
ORIGIN: ophthalmic artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium