Body Region: Head & Skull

  • May 2, 2026
    After entering the internal auditory canal (meatal segment), the facial nerve traverses the temporal bone in three intratemporal segments: the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that passes through the anterior ethmoidal foramen…
  • May 2, 2026
    The posterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that exits the orbit through the posterior…
  • May 2, 2026
    The nerve to the lateral pterygoid is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) supplying both…
  • May 2, 2026
    The nervus intermedius (nerve of Wrisberg) is the sensory and autonomic root of the facial nerve (CN VII), running between…
  • May 2, 2026
    The anterior superior alveolar nerve is a branch of the infraorbital nerve (V2) arising within the infraorbital canal before it…
  • May 2, 2026
    The otic ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion located in the infratemporal fossa immediately below the foramen ovale, medial to the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve (also called the nervus spinosus) re-enters the skull through the foramen spinosum alongside…
  • May 2, 2026
    The lesser palatine nerves emerge through the lesser palatine foramina posterior to the greater palatine foramen and supply sensory innervation…
  • May 2, 2026
    The middle superior alveolar nerve is an inconstant branch of the infraorbital nerve (V2) present in approximately 50% of individuals.…

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