CILIARY GANGLION-BRANCHES
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SUMMARY
1. 12 short ciliary nerves.
2. Each possess all 3 root components.
3. They pierce the sclera around the optic nerve and run in the suprachoroidal space.
4. Both long & short ciliary nerves carry sensory fibres.
5. Short ciliary nerves carry parasympathetic fibres to the constrictor pupilae.
6. Long ciliary berves carry sympathetic fibres to the dilator pupilae.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
