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| Nerve: Supraorbital nerve | |
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| Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above. (Supraorbital nerve labeled at upper right.) | |
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| The tarsi and their ligaments. Right eye; front view. (Supraorbital nerve labeled at upper right.) | |
| Latin | nervus supraorbitalis |
| Gray's | subject #200 888 |
| Innervates | frontal sinus |
| From | ophthalmic division, frontal nerve |
The supraorbital nerve is a terminal branch of the frontal nerve.
It passes through the supraorbital foramen, and gives off, in this situation, palpebral filaments to the upper eyelid.
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Branches
It then ascends upon the forehead, and ends in two branches, a medial and a lateral, which supply the integument of the scalp, reaching nearly as far back as the lambdoidal suture; they are at first situated beneath the Frontalis:
- the medial branch perforates the muscle.
- the lateral branch perforates the galea aponeurotica.
Both branches supply small twigs to the pericranium.
See also
Additional images
 Sensory areas of the head, showing the general distribution of the three divisions of the fifth nerve. |
 The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. |
 Outline of side of face, showing chief surface markings. |
References
External links
- Knize D (1995). "A study of the supraorbital nerve". Plast Reconstr Surg 96 (3): 564–9. doi:. PMID 7638280.
- MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb1.htm
- Norman/Georgetown lesson3 (orbit2)
- Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (V)
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-2.HTM
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