Inferior palpebral nerve
(Redirected from Rami palpebrales inferiores nervi infraorbitalis)
The inferior palpebral nerve (inferior palpebral branches) ascend behind the orbicularis oculi.
| Inferior palpebral nerve | |
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| Details | |
| From | Infraorbital nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami palpebrales inferiores nervi infraorbitalis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.060 |
| TA2 | 6242 |
| FMA | 52983 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
They supply the skin and conjunctiva of the lower eyelid, joining at the lateral angle of the orbit with the facial and zygomaticofacial nerves.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 891 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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