The central retinal artery (retinal artery) branches off the ophthalmic artery, running inferior to the optic nerve within its dural sheath to the eyeball. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_retinal_artery ]
Synonyms: Zinn's artery central artery of retina retinal artery
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cross reference
- MA:0002038
- NCIT:C52997
- GAID:508
- MESH:D012161
- SCTID:277771001
- Wikipedia:Central_retinal_artery
- FMA:49879
Subsets
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
Subclass of:
- artery
- supplies some retina
- connecting branch of some ophthalmic artery
- part of some vasculature of retina
- develops from part of some hyaloid artery