Preferred Name |
lacrimal artery |
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Synonyms |
a. lacrimalis |
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Definitions |
The lacrimal artery arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery: not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit. It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the Lateral Rectus, supplies the lacrimal gland. [WP,unvetted]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001622 |
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connecting branch of | ||
database_cross_reference |
SCTID:369324002 NCIT:C52948 Wikipedia:Lacrimal_artery UMLS:C0226171 EMAPA:37094 FMA:49927 MA:0001988 |
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definition |
The lacrimal artery arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery: not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit. It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the Lateral Rectus, supplies the lacrimal gland. [WP,unvetted]. |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gray514.png |
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has related synonym |
a. lacrimalis |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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id |
UBERON:0001622 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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label |
lacrimal artery |
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notation |
UBERON:0001622 |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001622 |
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prefLabel |
lacrimal artery |
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RO_0002175 | ||
supplies | ||
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001637 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003496 |