Supraorbital nerve (illustration)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard

Diagnosis not applicable

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Gaillard F, Supraorbital nerve (illustration). Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98311

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98311

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/98311?iframe=true

rID:

98311

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

Case published:

20 Mar 2022

Revisions:

1 time, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Quiz mode:

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From the case: Supraorbital nerve (illustration)

Diagram

Illustration depicting the course of the supraorbital nerve.

Note: the supratrochlear nerve actually passes more medial than shown in this illustration, closer to (in fact above) the trochlear pulley.

This image is an edited and labeled version of an illustration by Patrick Lynch (original Wikimedia commons here).

Changes include:

moving the origin of the lacrimal nerve posteriorly (it divides before the orbital apex)
removing a muscular branch from the oculomotor over the lateral rectus (for clarity)