Ciliary processes
In the anatomy of the eye, the ciliary processes are formed by the inward folding of the various layers of the choroid, viz. the choroid proper and the lamina basalis, and are received between corresponding foldings of the suspensory ligament of the lens.
| Ciliary processes | |
|---|---|
Interior of anterior half of bulb of eye. (Ciliary process visible at upper right.) | |
Sagittal diagram of the eye. Ciliary process visible superior to the lens, immediately above the Zonule of Zinn. | |
| Details | |
| Artery | short posterior ciliary arteries |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | processus ciliares |
| TA98 | A15.2.03.011 |
| TA2 | 6767 |
| FMA | 58486 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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