CASE 60
WHAT ARE THE SENSORY AND MOTOR DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE?
The motor and sensory distribution (Figs. 7-31 and 7-32) of the trigeminal nerve and its branches are described in Table 7-2.
FIGURE 7-31 Trigeminal nerve (CN V).
(Drake R, Vogl W and Mitchell A: Gray’s Anatomy for Students. Churchill Livingstone, 2004. Fig. 8-58)
FIGURE 7-32 Cutaneous distribution of the trigeminal nerve (CN V).
(Drake R, Vogl W and Mitchell A: Gray’s Anatomy for Students. Churchill Livingstone, 2004. Fig. 8-59)
Division | Branch of Division | Distribution |
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Ophthalmic nerve | Lacrimal nerve (smallest of the main branches of the ophthalmic nerve) | Sensory to lacrimal gland, adjoining conjunctiva, and upper eyelid |
Ophthalmic nerve | Frontal nerve (largest branch of the ophthalmic nerve) | Sensory via supratrochlear nerve to conjunctiva, skin of upper eyelid, and skin of inferior forehead near midline
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