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posterior conjunctival artery

One of a number of small branches from the arterial arches of the upper & lower eyelids that supplies the conjunctiva of the eye. Origin: arterial arches of the upper & lower eyelids Distribution: conjunctiva of the eye

General

blood vessel

Properties

FORM: posterior conjunctival artery

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium