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ophthalmic artery
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The ophthalmic artery is a branch of the internal carotid artery which supplies branches to supply the eye and other structures in the orbit. It enters the orbit together with the Optic nerve through the Optic foramen/canal. [WP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophthalmic_artery ]
Term info
Label
ophthalmic artery
Subsets
uberon_slim
axiom lost from external ontology
relationship loss: part_of internal carotid (AAO:0010219)[AAO]
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external definition
Part of internal carotid which carries blood via branches to the eye, the eye muscles, and eyelids.[AAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
opthalmic artery, arteria ophthalmica
id
UBERON:0001619