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anterior conjunctival artery
One of a number of small branches of the anterior ciliary artery that supplies the conjunctiva of the eye.
Origin: anterior ciliary artery
Distribution: conjunctiva of the eye
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: anterior conjunctival artery
ORIGIN: anterior ciliary artery
References
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium