sinus venosus sclerae

scleral venous sinus

[TA] the vascular structure encircling the anterior chamber of the eye and through which the aqueous humor is returned to the blood circulation. Synonym(s): sinus venosus sclerae [TA], circular sinus (3) , Fontana canal, Lauth canal, Schlemm canal, sinus circularis, venous sinus of sclera

si·nus ve·no·sus sclerae

(sī'nŭs vē-nō'sŭs sklē'rē) [TA] The vascular structureencircling the anterior chamber of the eyeand through which the aqueous is returned to the blood circulation.
Synonym(s): circular sinus (3) , Schlemm canal.

Fontana,

Felice, Italian physiologist, 1730-1805. Fontana canal - the vascular structure encircling the anterior chamber of the eye and through which the aqueous is returned to the blood circulation. Synonym(s): sinus venosus scleraeFontana spaces - irregularly shaped endothelium-lined spaces within the trabecular reticulum, through which the aqueous filters to reach the sinus venosus sclerae. Synonym(s): spaces of iridocorneal angle

Lauth,

Ernst A., German physician, 1803-1837. Lauth canal - the vascular structure encircling the anterior chamber of the eye and through which the aqueous is returned to the blood circulation. Synonym(s): sinus venosus sclerae

Schlemm,

Friedrich, German anatomist, 1795-1858. Schlemm canal - the vascular structure encircling the anterior chamber of the eye and through which the aqueous is returned to the blood circulation. Synonym(s): sinus venosus sclerae

sinus venosus sclerae

sinus venosus sclerae

scleral venous sinus