optic choroid vascular plexus
Term info
optic choroid vascular plexus
- CVP
Consider merging with capillary layer. Consider choriocapillaris complex
Is an ocular vasculature that develops adjacent to the pigment epithelium of the eye. The optic choroid vascular plexus develops from the primitive mesencephalic artery. Initially blood enters from the mesencephalic central artery, and the dorsal ciliary vein. The plexus drains via the ophthalmic vein. The plexus supplies blood to the retina[ZFA:0005094]., A plexus of capillaries that is located anteromedial to the eye. It is a capillary layer in the choroid. It is in contact with the basal surface of the retinal pigmented epithelium and supplies the photoreceptors with oxygen and nutrients. The fused basement membrane of this capillary layer and the pigmented epithelium is called Bruchs's membrane.[XAO:0004176].
ZFA:0005228
uberon
choroid vasculature, choroidal vascular plexus, capillary lamina of choroid, choroid vascular plexus, choriocapillaris, optic choroid vascular plexus
UBERON:0010078
The choroid of teleosts is a connective tissue layer rich in blood vessels, and one or two choroidal glands.