Anterior ethmoidal nerve

Anterior ethmoidal nerve
The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Nerve not pictured, but location is similar to artery.)
Details
FromNasociliary nerve
Identifiers
Latinnervus ethmoidalis anterior
TA98A14.2.01.030
TA26208
FMA52675
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (itself a branch of the ophthalmic nerve (V1)). It arises in the orbit, and enters first the cranial cavity and then the nasal cavity. It provides sensory innervation to part of the meninges, parts of the nasal cavity, and part of the skin of the nose.