Ophthalmic Artery - Classification of Ophthalmic Artery Branches

Classification of Ophthalmic Artery Branches

Because of the obvious importance of the ocular globe branches of the ophthalmic artery are often subdivided into two groups: those that supply the eyeball (ocular group) and those that supply nonocular orbital structures (orbital group). http://education.yahoo.com/reference/gray/subjects/subject/146

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