| Nerve: Infraorbital nerve | |
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| Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind. (Infraorbital nerve labeled at lower left.) | |
| Sensory areas of the head, showing the general distribution of the three divisions of the fifth nerve. (Infraorbital nerve labeled at center left, at the nose.) | |
| Latin | n. infraorbitalis |
| Gray's | subject #200 889 |
| From | maxillary nerve |
After the maxillary nerve enters the infraorbital canal, the nerve is frequently called the infraorbital nerve. This nerve innervates the lower eyelid, upper lip, and part of the nasal vestibule and exits the infraorbital foramen of the maxilla.
There is a cross innervation of this nerve on the other side of jaw
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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