Preferred Label : retinal artery;
MeSH definition : Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces
the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus
and branches to supply the retina.;
MeSH synonym : arteries, retinal; artery, central retinal; retinal arteries; retinal arteries, central; arteries, central retinal; central retinal arteries; retinal artery, central; artery, retinal; central retinal artery;
MeSH annotation : retinal artery dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES;
Origin ID : D012161;
UMLS CUI : C0035301;
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Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces
the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus
and branches to supply the retina.