Preferred Label : ophthalmic nerve;
RADLEX synonyms : ophthalmic division [Va]; ophthalmic division [V1]; cranial nerve V1; ophthalmic nerve [V1]; ophthalmic nerve [Va]; CN V1;
Definition : A sensory branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The ophthalmic nerve carries
general afferents from the superficial division of the face including the eyeball,
conjunctiva, upper eyelid, upper nose, nasal mucosa, and scalp. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0029082;
Origin ID : RID12030;
UMLS CUI : C0029082;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Branch of
- Continuous with
- FMA entity(ies)
- Has branch(es)
- Has part(s)
- Member of
- Part of
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A sensory branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The ophthalmic nerve carries
general afferents from the superficial division of the face including the eyeball,
conjunctiva, upper eyelid, upper nose, nasal mucosa, and scalp. [MeSH]
