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Ophthalmic nerve [V1]
Other Terms: First division of fifth cranial nerve, First division of trigeminal nerve, Nervus ophthalmicus (V1), Nervus ophthalmicus (Va), Ophthalmic division of fifth cranial nerve, Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (V1), Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (Va), Ophthalmic nerve [Va], Ophthalmic nerve [V1], Ophthalmic division [Va], Ophthalmic division [V1], Nervus ophthalmicus [Va], Nervus ophthalmicus [V1], Nerf ophtalmique
Description
The ophthalmic nerve is one of the three branches of the trigeminal nerve. It is composed of purely sensory fibers. It is the smallest of the three branches of the trigeminal nerve. It innervates the orbital structures, nasal cavity, and to the skin of the eyebrows, eyelids, nose, and forehead. It branches into the lacrimal nerve, the frontal nerve, and the nasociliary nerve.
Type
Mixed
Function
General sensation (touch, pain, temperature) of forehead/scalp/cornea
Travels through
V1-superior orbital fissure (ophthalmic division)
Region Innervated
Orbit and scalp
Latin
Nervus ophthalmicus [Va]
Latin
Nervus ophthalmicus [V1]
French
Nerf ophtalmique
