Preferred Label : frontal nerve (branch of ophthalmic);
Uberon definition : The frontal nerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic, and may be regarded, both
from its size and direction, as the continuation of the nerve. It enters the orbit
through the supraorbital foramen, and runs forward between the Levator palpebræ superioris
and the periosteum. Midway between the apex and base of the orbit it divides into
two branches, supratrochlear nerve and supraorbital nerve. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : frontal nerve;
Origin ID : 0000942;
UMLS CUI : C0228712;
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The frontal nerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic, and may be regarded, both
from its size and direction, as the continuation of the nerve. It enters the orbit
through the supraorbital foramen, and runs forward between the Levator palpebræ superioris
and the periosteum. Midway between the apex and base of the orbit it divides into
two branches, supratrochlear nerve and supraorbital nerve. [WP,unvetted].
