Ophthalmic nerve
The ophthalmic nerve (CN V1) is a sensory nerve of the head. It is one of three divisions of the trigeminal nerve (CN V), a cranial nerve. It has three major branches which provide sensory innervation to the eye, and the skin of the upper face and anterior scalp, as well as other structures of the head.
| Ophthalmic nerve | |
|---|---|
Oblique section through the cavernous sinus. | |
Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view. | |
| Details | |
| From | trigeminal nerve |
| To | frontal nerve, lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | n. ophthalmicus |
| MeSH | D009882 |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.016 |
| TA2 | 6196 |
| FMA | 52621 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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