Medical dictionary. 2011.
ciliary nerve — see LONG CILIARY NERVE, SHORT CILIARY NERVE … Medical dictionary
short ciliary nerve — n any of 6 to 10 delicate nerve filaments of parasympathetic, sympathetic, and general sensory function that arise in the ciliary ganglion and innervate the smooth muscles and tunics of the eye compare LONG CILIARY NERVE … Medical dictionary
Long ciliary nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi ciliares longi GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 888 Caption = Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view. Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = Nasociliary nerve BranchTo = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Ciliary muscle — The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) Latin musculus ciliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
Ciliary ganglion — Nerve: Ciliary ganglion Detailed view of nerves of lateral orbit showing the ciliary ganglion immediately behind the globe of the eye … Wikipedia
Nerve of pterygoid canal — Nerve: Nerve of pterygoid canal Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Vidian nerve labeled at upper right.) Latin n. canalis pterygoidei Gray s … Wikipedia
Nerve to tensor veli palatini — Nerve: Nerve to tensor veli palatini Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Ophthalmic nerve — Nerve: Ophthalmic nerve Oblique section through the cavernous sinus. Nerves of the orbit, and the … Wikipedia
Ciliary body — Schematic diagram of the human eye Latin corpus ciliare Gray s … Wikipedia
