The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a nerve which provides sensory branches to the nasal cavity. The nerve is the continuation of the nasociliary nerve after it enters the anterior ethmoidal […]
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Long ciliary nerves
The long ciliary nerves two or three in number are given off from the nasociliary nerve as it crosses the optic nerve. They accompany the short ciliary nerves from the […]
Ethmoidal nerves
The ethmoidal nerves which arise from the nasociliary nerve supply the ethmoidal cells; the posterior branch leaves the orbital cavity through the posterior ethmoidal foramen and gives some filaments to […]
Carotid canal
The carotid canal is the passage way in the temporal bone through which the internal carotid artery enters the middle cranial fossa from the neck. The canal starts on the […]
Supraclavicular nerves
The supraclavicular nerves (descending branches) arise from the third and fourth cervical nerves; they emerge beneath the posterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus and descend in the posterior triangle of the […]
Suprascapular artery
The suprascapular artery (or transverse scapular artery) is a branch of the thyrocervical trunk.
Superior cervical ganglion
The superior cervical ganglion (SCG) is part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) responsible for maintaining homeostasis of the body. More specifically it is part of the sympathetic nervous system […]
Pterygomaxillary fissure
The pterygomaxillary fissure is a fissure of the human skull. It is vertical and descends at right angles from the medial end of the inferior orbital fissure; it is a […]
Zygomaticotemporal foramen
Near the center of the temporal surface of the zygomatic bone is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal nerve.
Zygomaticofacial foramen
The malar surface of the zygomatic bone is convex and perforated near its center by a small aperture the zygomaticofacial foramen for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels; […]