Nerve supplying the forehead, frontal sinus, and upper eyelid
Frontal nerve
Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above.
Details
From
Ophthalmic nerve
To
Supratrochlear nerve and supraorbital nerve
Innervates
Skin of forehead, mucosa of frontal sinus, skin of upper eyelid
Identifiers
Latin
nervus frontalis
TA98
A14.2.01.020
TA2
6199
FMA
52638
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The frontal nerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic nerve (V1), itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). It supplies sensation to the skin of the forehead, the mucosa of the frontal sinus, and the skin of the upper eyelid. It may be affected by schwannoma.
The frontalnerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic nerve (V1), itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). It supplies sensation to the skin...
supraorbital nerve is one of two terminal branches - the other being the supratrochlear nerve - of the frontalnerve (itself a branch of the ophthalmic nerve (CN...
The supratrochlear nerve is a branch of the frontalnerve, itself a branch of the ophthalmic nerve (CN V1) from the trigeminal nerve (CN V). It provides...
the other two branches of the ophthalmic nerve, the frontalnerve and lacrimal nerve. The nasociliary nerve enters the orbit via the superior orbital...
supraorbital nerve, which contains the postganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers for mucous secretion from the ophthalmic nerve.[citation needed] Frontal sinuses...
temporal branch of the facial nerve. The sensory nerves of the forehead connect to the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve and to the cervical plexus...
occipital belly, the frontal belly draws the scalp back, which raises the eyebrows and wrinkles the forehead. Damage to the facial nerve can cause atony of...
to: 495 ) the common tendinous ring, coursing lateral to the frontalnerve and trochlear nerve (CN IV). Once inside the orbit, it travels anterior-ward along...
The temporal branches of the facial nerve (frontal branch of the facial nerve) crosses the zygomatic arch to the temporal region, supplying the auriculares...
frontal sinus, maxillary sinus, ethmoid sinus, and nasal cavity. This nerve also includes taste fibers for the palate via the lesser palatine nerve and...
Frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by brief, recurring seizures arising in the frontal lobes of the brain, that...
with the supraorbital and frontal arteries. In an estimate of the path of the nerve in the soft tissue of the temporal frontal branch using landmarks by...
They are innervated by the maxillary nerve (CN V2). The frontal sinuses, superior to the eyes, in the frontal bone, which forms the hard part of the...
The supratrochlear artery (or frontal artery) is one of the terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery. It arises within the orbit. It exits the orbit...
ramus (pl.: rami) (Latin for 'branch') is the anterior division of a spinal nerve. The ventral rami supply the antero-lateral parts of the trunk and the limbs...
for the lacrimal gland. Frontalnerve – conveys sensation to the skin areas of the forehead and the scalp. Supraorbital nerve – conveys sensation to the...
the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for...
the forehead.[citation needed] The frontalnerve is more commonly affected than the nasociliary nerve or lacrimal nerve. Treatment is usually with antivirals...
Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral...
Frontal bone – Frontalnerve – Is the largest branch of the ophthalmic nerve (V1), itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). The frontalnerve branches...
The musculocutaneous nerve is a mixed branch of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus derived from cervical spinal nerves C5-C7. It arises opposite...
The orbital or horizontal part of the frontal bone (pars orbitalis) consists of two thin triangular plates, the orbital plates, which form the vaults...