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ophthalmic nerve (CN V-1)
Origin:
1) 1st division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V-1)
2) trigeminal ganglion
Branches:
1) frontal nerve
2) lacrimal nerve
3) nasociliary nerve
Afferents:
- sensory fibers distributed to
a) orbit
b) anterior part of the nasal cavity
c) skin of the nose & forehead
Course:
- passes forward from the trigeminal ganglion in the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus & enters the orbit through the superior orbital fissure
Related
frontal nerve
lacrimal nerve
nasociliary nerve
trigeminal nerve (CN V)
General
peripheral nerve
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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