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Descriptor English: Retinal Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Retiniana
Descriptor arteria retiniana
Entry term(s) arteria central de la retina
arteria central retiniana
Scope note: Arteria retiniana central y sus ramas. Se origina en la arteria oftálmica, atraviesa el nervio óptico y corre por su centro, penetra en el ojo por el agujero óptico y se ramifica para irrigar la retina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Retiniana
Descriptor French: Artère centrale de la rétine
Entry term(s): Arteries, Central Retinal
Arteries, Retinal
Artery, Central Retinal
Artery, Retinal
Central Retinal Arteries
Central Retinal Artery
Retinal Arteries
Retinal Arteries, Central
Retinal Artery, Central
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.765
A07.015.611.647
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012161
Scope note: Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus and branches to supply the retina.
Annotation: retinal artery dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES
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
Previous Indexing: Retinal Vessels (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
DeCS ID: 12579
Unique ID: D012161
NLM Classification: WG 595.R38
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Retinal Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0018941
Scope note Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus and branches to supply the retina.
Preferred term Retinal Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Central Retinal
Arteries, Retinal
Artery, Central Retinal
Artery, Retinal
Central Retinal Arteries
Central Retinal Artery
Retinal Arteries
Retinal Arteries, Central
Retinal Artery, Central



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