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Inferior palpebral nerve

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Inferior palpebral nerve
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
Details
FromInfraorbital nerve
Identifiers
Latinrami palpebrales inferiores nervi infraorbitalis
TA98A14.2.01.060
TA26242
FMA52983
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The inferior palpebral nerve (inferior palpebral branches) ascend behind the orbicularis oculi.

They supply the skin and conjunctiva of the lower eyelid, joining at the lateral angle of the orbit with the facial and zygomaticofacial nerves.

References

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 891 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)