Ophthalmic nerve

Ophthalmic nerve
Oblique section through the cavernous sinus.
Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view.
Details
FromTrigeminal nerve
ToFrontal nerve, lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve
Identifiers
Latinn. ophthalmicus
MeSHD009882
TA98A14.2.01.016
TA26196
FMA52621
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The ophthalmic nerve (CN V1) is a sensory nerve of the head. It is one of three divisions of the trigeminal nerve (CN V), a cranial nerve. It has three major branches which provide sensory innervation to the eye, and the skin of the upper face and anterior scalp, as well as other structures of the head.