Retinal Artery
"Retinal Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012161
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.765 A07.231.611.647
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinal Artery- Retinal Artery
- Arteries, Retinal
- Artery, Retinal
- Retinal Arteries
- Central Retinal Artery
- Arteries, Central Retinal
- Artery, Central Retinal
- Central Retinal Arteries
- Retinal Arteries, Central
- Retinal Artery, Central
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