Posterior ethmoidal nerve
| Posterior ethmoidal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Nerve not pictured, but location is similar to artery.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | nervus ethmoidalis posterior |
From | nasociliary nerve |
| Innervates | sphenoidal sinus, ethmoidal sinus |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.888 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | n_05/12565761 |
| TA | A14.2.01.028 |
| FMA | 52714 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The posterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve.
It passes through the posterior ethmoidal foramen, with the posterior ethmoidal artery.
It carries sensory information from the sphenoid sinus and posterior ethmoidal air cells.
It is absent in about 30% of people.
External links
- ‹The template EMedicineDictionary is being considered for deletion.› Posterior+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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