Diagram of the Nerves of the Orbit

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Diagram of the entry of the nerves of the orbit into the orbital cavity.

OC=Optic Canal, SOF=Superior Orbital Fissure, CTR=Common Tendinous Ring, II=Optic Nerve, OA=Ophthalmic Artery, FN=Frontal Nerve, LN=Lacrimal Nerve, IV=Trochlear Nerve, VI=Abducent Nerve, IIIs=Superior branch of Oculomotor Nerve, IIIi=Inferior branch of Oculomotor Nerve, NC=Nasociliary Nerve

This diagram was drawn by the author.

Michael Tam (c) 1998