Preferred Label : posterior ciliary vein;
Uberon definition : The outer layer of the choroid (lamina vasculosa) consists, in part, of the larger
branches of the short ciliary arteries which run forward between the veins, before
they bend inward to end in the capillaries, but is formed principally of veins, named,
from their arrangement, the vorticose veins. They converge to four or five equidistant
trunks, which pierce the sclera about midway between the sclero-corneal junction and
the entrance of the optic nerve. They drain uveal tract.;
Uberon synonym : vorticose vein;
Uberon related term : venae vorticasae; venae vorticosae; posterior veins; vorticose vein; venea vorticosae; vortex veins; vortex vein; vorticosae;
Origin ID : 0035547;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The outer layer of the choroid (lamina vasculosa) consists, in part, of the larger
branches of the short ciliary arteries which run forward between the veins, before
they bend inward to end in the capillaries, but is formed principally of veins, named,
from their arrangement, the vorticose veins. They converge to four or five equidistant
trunks, which pierce the sclera about midway between the sclero-corneal junction and
the entrance of the optic nerve. They drain uveal tract.
