Meridional fibers of ciliary muscle
Fibrae meridionales musculi ciliaris
- Latin synonym: Fibrae longitudinales
- Synonym: Longitudinal fibres; Longitudinal fibers
- Latin eponym: Fibrae Bruecke
- Eponym: Brücke's muscle
- Related terms: Meridional fibres; Meridional fibers
Definition
The meridional fibers (Brücke's muscle), much the more numerous, arise from the posterior margin of the scleral spur; they run backward, and are attached to the ciliary processes and orbiculus ciliaris. One bundle, according to Waldeyer, is inserted into the sclera (the longitunal fibers).
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
