Schlemm's Canal

Schlemms kanal

Engelsk definition

A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye bounded anterolaterally by the internal scleral sulcus and posteriorly by the trabecular meshwork. It is a part of a pathway where the AQUEOUS HUMOR from the ANTERIOR CHAMBER of the eye passes through the TRABECULAR MESHWORK, drains into the lumen of Schlemm’s canal, and subsequently returns to blood circulation into the veins of the SCLERA.

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Engelska synonymer

Canal, Schlemm's Schlemm's Canals Schlemms Canal Sinus Venosus Sclerae Scleral Venous Sinus Circular Channel, Limbis Circular Channels, Limbis Limbis Circular Channel Limbis Circular Channels Schlemm Canal Canal, Schlemm Canal of Schlemm