Anterior ethmoidal nerve
| Anterior ethmoidal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Nerve not pictured, but location is similar to artery.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | nervus ethmoidalis anterior |
From | nasociliary nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.888 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | n_05/12565753 |
| TA | A14.2.01.030 |
| FMA | 52675 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a nerve which provides sensory branches to the nasal cavity.[1] The nerve is the continuation of the nasociliary nerve after it enters the anterior ethmoidal foramen into the anterior ethmoidal air cells. The nasociliary nerve arises from the Ophthalmic division of the Trigeminal nerve (CN V) within the orbit. The anterior ethmoidal nerve arises only after the nasociliary has given off its four branches - 1) Ramus communicans to ciliary ganglion, 2) Long ciliary nerves, 3) infratrochlear nerve, 4) Posterior ethmoidal nerve.
After branching off of the nasociliary nerve, the anterior ethmoidal nerve enters the anterior ethmoidal foramen and send sensory fibers to the middle and anterior ethmoidal air cells. The anterior ethmoidal nerve then continues into the cranial cavity at the side of the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone, sends sensory fibers to the meninges, and then enters the nasal cavity via the nasal slit. Within the nose, this nerve gives off sensory fibers to the anterior part of the nasal septum[2]
The branches it gives rise to are called the internal and external nasal branches of the anterior ethmoidal nerve, and the external branch ultimately innervates skin on the lateral sides of the nose.
See also
Specifically, innervates the septum of the nasal cavity.
References
- ↑ Panneton, W.M. (April 2006). "Brainstem projections from recipient zones of the anterior ethmoidal nerve in the medullary dorsal horn". Neuroscience 141: 889–906. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.04.055.
- ↑ Poussel, M. (May 2012). "Nasal stimulation by water down-regulates cough in anesthetized rabbits". Respiratory Physiology & Neurobilogy 183: 20–25. doi:10.1016/j.resp.2012.05.021.
External links
- Anterior+ethmoidal+nerve at eMedicine Dictionary
- MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb1.htm
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (V)
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_45/45-6.HTM
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