Ethmoidal nerves
The ethmoidal nerves, which arise from the nasociliary nerve, supply the ethmoidal cells; the posterior branch leaves the orbital cavity through the posterior ethmoidal foramen and gives some filaments to the sphenoidal sinus. There are two ethmoidal nerves on each side of the face:
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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olfactory (AON->I) |
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optic (LGN->II) |
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oculomotor
(ON, EWN->III) |
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trochlear (TN->IV) |
no significant branches
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trigeminal
(PSN, TSN, MN, TMN->V) |
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abducens (AN->VI) |
no significant branches
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facial (FMN, SN, SSN->VII) |
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vestibulocochlear
(VN, CN->VIII) |
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glossopharyngeal
(NA, ISN, SN->IX) |
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vagus
(NA, DNVN, SN->X) |
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accessory (NA, SAN->XI) |
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hypoglossal (HN->XII) |
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