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Descriptor English: Ophthalmic Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Oftálmica
Descriptor arteria oftálmica
Scope note: Arteria que tiene su origen en la arteria carótida interna y se distribuye por el ojo, la órbita y las estructuras faciales adyacentes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Oftálmica
Descriptor French: Artère ophtalmique
Entry term(s): Arteries, Ophthalmic
Artery, Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic Arteries
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.622
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009880
Scope note: Artery originating from the internal carotid artery and distributing to the eye, orbit and adjacent facial structures.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 10061
Unique ID: D009880
NLM Classification: WG 595.O7
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Ophthalmic Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0015324
Scope note Artery originating from the internal carotid artery and distributing to the eye, orbit and adjacent facial structures.
Preferred term Ophthalmic Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Ophthalmic
Artery, Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic Arteries



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