vascular tunic of eye


vascular layer of eyeball

[TA] the vascular, pigmentary, or middle coat of the eye, comprising the choroid, ciliary body, and iris. Synonym(s): tunica vasculosa bulbi [TA], Haller tunica vasculosa, tunica vasculosa oculi, uvea, uveal tract, vascular tunic of eye

vas·cu·lar tu·nic of eye

(vas'kyū-lăr tū'nik ī) The vascular, pigmentary, or middle coat of the eye, comprising the choroid, ciliary body, and iris.

Haller,

Albrecht von, Swiss physiologist, 1708-1777. Haller annulus - Synonym(s): Haller insulaHaller ansa - Synonym(s): communicating branch of facial nerve with glossopharyngeal nerveHaller archesHaller circle - (1) a network of branches of the short ciliary arteries on the sclera around the point of entrance of the optic nerve. Synonym(s): vascular circle of optic nerve; (2) a venous plexus in the areola surrounding the nipple.Synonym(s): areolar venous plexusHaller cones - the coiled portion of the efferent ductules that constitute the head of the epididymis. Synonym(s): lobules of epididymisHaller habenula - rarely used term for the cordlike remains of the vaginal process of the peritoneum. Synonym(s): Scarpa habenulaHaller insula - a doubling of the thoracic duct for part of its course through the thorax. Synonym(s): Haller annulusHaller line - a thickened band of pia mater along the midline of the anterior surface of the spinal cord. Synonym(s): linea splendensHaller plexus - a nervous plexus of sympathetic filaments and branches of the external laryngeal nerve on the surface of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx.Haller rete - the network of canals at the termination of the straight tubules in the mediastinum testis. Synonym(s): rete testisHaller tripod - abdominal artery. Synonym(s): celiac trunkHaller tunica vasculosa - the vascular, pigmentary, or middle coat of the eye, comprising the choroid, ciliary body, and iris. Synonym(s): vascular tunic of eyeHaller unguis - the lower of two elevations on the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain. Synonym(s): calcar avisHaller vas aberrans - a narrow, coiled tubule frequently connected to the first part of the ductus deferens or to the lower part of the ductus epididymitis. Synonym(s): inferior aberrant ductuleHaller vascular tissue - the outer portion of the choroid of the eye containing the largest blood vessels. Synonym(s): vascular lamina of choroid