loading...| Preferred Name |
lacrimal artery |
| Synonyms |
a. lacrimalis |
| Definitions |
The lacrimal artery arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery: not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit. It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the Lateral Rectus, supplies the lacrimal gland. [WP,unvetted]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001622 |
| branching part of | |
| database_cross_reference |
MA:0001988 NCIT:C52948 UMLS:C0226171 Wikipedia:Lacrimal_artery SCTID:369324002 EMAPA:37094 FMA:49927 |
| definition |
The lacrimal artery arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery: not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit. It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the Lateral Rectus, supplies the lacrimal gland. [WP,unvetted]. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gray514.png |
| has related synonym |
a. lacrimalis |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001622 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
lacrimal artery |
| notation |
UBERON:0001622 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
lacrimal artery |
| present_in_taxon | |
| supplies | |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003496 |