| Zygomaticotemporal nerve | |
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| Details | |
| From | Maxillary nerve |
| Innervates | Skin on side of forehead |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus zygomaticotemporalis nervi zygomatici |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.057 |
| TA2 | 6232 |
| FMA | 52972 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The zygomaticotemporal nerve (zygomaticotemporal branch, temporal branch) is a cutaneous (sensory) nerve of the head.[1] It is a branch of the zygomatic nerve (itself a branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2)). It arises in the orbit and exits the orbit through the zygomaticotemporal foramen in the zygomatic bone to enter the temporal fossa. It is distributed to the skin of the side of the forehead. It also contains a parasympathetic secretomotor component for the lacrimal gland which it confers to the lacrimal nerve (which then delivers it to the gland).
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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