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Cardiovascular system

Long posterior ciliary arteries

Arteriae ciliares posteriores longae

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System
Cardiovascular system
Regions
Head
Side
Left and right
Part of
Ophthalmic artery
Long posterior ciliary arteries (Arteriae ciliares posteriores longae) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The long posterior ciliary arteries are arteries of the head arising, together with the other ciliary arteries, from the ophthalmic artery.

There are two in each eye.

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Names

Latin
Arteriae ciliares posteriores longae
English
Long posterior ciliary arteries
French
Artères ciliaires postérieures longues
Spanish
Arterias ciliares posteriores largas
Portuguese
Artérias ciliares posteriores longas

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