Posterior ethmoidal nerve
- Posterior ethmoidal nerve
Infobox Nerve
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = nervus ethmoidalis posterior
GraySubject = 200
GrayPage = 888
Caption = The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Nerve not pictured, but location is similar to artery.)
Caption2 =
Innervates = sphenoidal sinus, ethmoidal sinus
BranchFrom = nasociliary nerve
BranchTo =
MeshName =
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DorlandsPre = n_05
DorlandsSuf = 12565761
The posterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve.
It passes through the posterior ethmoidal foramen, with the posterior ethmoidal artery.
It carries sensory information from the sphenoid sinus and posterior ethmoidal air cells.
It is absent in about 30% of people.
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