See Also: arteria ciliaris posterior longa(medicine)
arteria ciliaris posterior brevis(medicine)
arteria ciliaris anterior(medicine)
arteria tibialis posterior(medicine)
arteria choroidea posterior(medicine)
arteria caecalis posterior(medicine)
arteria parietales posterior(medicine)
arteria meningea posterior(medicine)
arteria temporalis posterior(medicine)
arteria spinalis posterior(medicine)

arteria ciliaris posterior brevis (medicine) and calx (iou)


arteria ciliaris posterior brevis (medicine)


arteria ciliaris posterior brevis -->
short posterior ciliary artery
<anatomy, artery> One of approximately seven branches of the ophthalmic artery which pass around the optic nerve to supply the eyeball. Dividing into some 15-20 branches, they penetrate the sclera adjacent to the optic nerve, supplying the choroid and ciliary processes. Anastomoses: with central retinal artery and long and anterior ciliary arteries (at the ora serrata).

Synonym: arteria ciliaris posterior brevis.


calx (iou)



calx noun. [kalks] Pl. calces ['kalsi:z], calxes. LME.
[Latin calx, calc- lime, prob. from Greek khalix pebble, limestone.]
A powder or friable substance produced by roasting or burning a mineral or metal, formerly taken as the essence of the mineral. arch. LME.
Orig. more fully calx vive. Quicklime. arch. LME.
The area behind goal-line in the Eton College wall game. M19.