Suprachoroid lamina

Suprachoroid lamina
Suprachoroid lamina
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Identifiers
Latin	lamina suprachorioidea
TA98	A15.2.03.003
FMA	58368
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The suprachoroid^[1] or suprachoroid lamina is a thin membrane^{[citation needed]} forming part of the choroid of the eye. It lines the external surface of the choroid. It is composed of delicate non-vascular lamellae. The long and short ciliary nerves and the long posterior ciliary arteries pass anterior-ward within the suprachoroid lamina.^[1]

Anatomy

The lamellae of the suprachoroid lamina are composed of a network of fine collagen and elastic fibers, and of fibroblasts and melanocytes.^[1]

The spaces between the lamellae are lined by endothelium, and open freely into the perichoroidal lymph space, which, in its turn, communicates with the periscleral space by the perforations in the sclera through which the vessels and nerves are transmitted.^{[citation needed]}

During embryological development, it is derived from the neural crest.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b ^c Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 794–795. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1010 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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