Ophthalmic (supraclinoid) segment (C6)
Segmentum ophthalmicus (supraclinoidus) (C6)
- Related terms: Ophthalmic part
Definition
The ophthalmic segment, or C6, extends from the distal dural ring, which is continuous with the falx cerebri, to the origin of the posterior communicating artery. The ophthalmic segment courses roughly horizontally, parallel to the optic nerve which runs superomedially to the carotid at this point.
The named branches of the ophthalmic segment are:
- the ophthalmic artery
- the superior hypophyseal artery
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
