Zygomaticotemporal nerve

Zygomaticotemporal nerve
Zygomaticotemporal nerve
	Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves and the submaxillary ganglion
Details
From	Maxillary nerve
Innervates	Skin on side of forehead
Identifiers
Latin	ramus zygomaticotemporalis nervi zygomatici
TA98	A14.2.01.057
TA2	6232
FMA	52972
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The zygomaticotemporal nerve (zygomaticotemporal branch, temporal branch) is a cutaneous (sensory) nerve of the head.^[1] It is a branch of the zygomatic nerve (itself a branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V₂)). It arises in the orbit and exits the orbit through the zygomaticotemporal foramen in the zygomatic bone to enter the temporal fossa. It is distributed to the skin of the side of the forehead. It also contains a parasympathetic secretomotor component for the lacrimal gland which it confers to the lacrimal nerve (which then delivers it to the gland).

^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:224-1] Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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