Nasociliary nerve
| Nasociliary nerve | |
|---|---|
Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view. (Nasociliary is at center.) | |
Nerves of septum of nose. Right side. (Nasociliary is rightmost yellow line.) | |
| Details | |
| From | Ophthalmic nerve |
| To | Posterior ethmoidal nerve, anterior ethmoidal nerve, long ciliary nerves, infratrochlear nerve, communicating branch to ciliary ganglion |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus nasociliaris |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.025 |
| TA2 | 6204 |
| FMA | 52668 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The nasociliary nerve is a branch of the ophthalmic nerve (CN V1) (which is in turn a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)). It is intermediate in size between the other two branches of the ophthalmic nerve, the frontal nerve and lacrimal nerve.