A branch of the ciliary ganglion that innervates the ciliary muscles, the iris, and the tunics of the eyeball. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/long+ciliary+nerve http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]

Synonyms: lower branch of ciliary ganglion

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Term information

Subsets

human_reference_atlas

latin term
nervi ciliares brevis

has related synonym

nervi ciliares breves

short ciliary nerve

nervi ciliares brevis

id

UBERON:0022302

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

structure notes

Contains preganglionic parasympathetic axons.