ORBITAR NERVE
\ˈɔːbɪtə nˈɜːv], \ˈɔːbɪtə nˈɜːv], \ˈɔː_b_ɪ_t_ə n_ˈɜː_v]\
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Nervus orbitalis seu orbitarius seu subcutaneus malae, is a branch given off from the superior maxillary. It enters the orbit by the spheno-maxillary fissure, and divides into two filaments; the one-malar-which passes over the cheek-bone, is distributed to the orbicularis palpebrarum, and anastomoses with the facial nerve; the other-temporal-which passes to the temporal fossae, and anastomoses with the inferior maxillary and facial, to become afterwards subcutaneous.
By Robley Dunglison
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