The external nasal nerve is the terminal branch of the anterior ethmoidal nerve (its continuation beyond the inferior border of the nasal bone). The external nasal nerve passes inferior-ward through the lateral nasal wall. It provides sensory innervation to the area of skin of the nose between the nasal bones superiorly and the tip of the nose inferiorly (excluding the alar portion surrounding the external nares).[1]
| External nasal nerve | |
|---|---|
 Sensory innervation to the head and neck. The external nasal nerve can be seen emerging from beneath the nasal bone (see tip of black arrow). | |
| Details | |
| From | Anterior ethmoidal nerve |
| Innervates | External skin of nose to the tip |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus nasalis externus nervi ethmoidalis anterioris[citation needed] |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.034 |
| TA2 | 6212 |
| FMA | 52688 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
References
edit- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1464.e13. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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