Preferred Label : zygomaticotemporal nerve;
Uberon definition : The zygomaticotemporal nerve or zygomaticotemporal branch (temporal branch) is derived
from the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve (Cranial nerve V). It runs along
the lateral wall of the orbit in a groove in the zygomatic bone, receives a branch
of communication from the lacrimal, and passes through zygomaticotemporal foramen
in the zygomatic bone to enter the temporal fossa. It ascends between the bone, and
substance of the Temporalis muscle, pierces the temporal fascia about 2.5 cm. above
the zygomatic arch, and is distributed to the skin of the side of the forehead, and
communicates with the facial nerve and with the auriculotemporal branch of the mandibular
nerve. As it pierces the temporal fascia, it gives off a slender twig, which runs
between the two layers of the fascia to the lateral angle of the orbit.;
Uberon synonym : zygomaticotemporal branch of zygomatic nerve; ramus zygomaticotemporalis (Nervus zygomaticus);
Uberon related term : zygomaticotemporal branch; zygomaticotemporal;
Origin ID : 0036264;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- branching part of
- has branching part
- has part
- part of
The zygomaticotemporal nerve or zygomaticotemporal branch (temporal branch) is derived
from the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve (Cranial nerve V). It runs along
the lateral wall of the orbit in a groove in the zygomatic bone, receives a branch
of communication from the lacrimal, and passes through zygomaticotemporal foramen
in the zygomatic bone to enter the temporal fossa. It ascends between the bone, and
substance of the Temporalis muscle, pierces the temporal fascia about 2.5 cm. above
the zygomatic arch, and is distributed to the skin of the side of the forehead, and
communicates with the facial nerve and with the auriculotemporal branch of the mandibular
nerve. As it pierces the temporal fascia, it gives off a slender twig, which runs
between the two layers of the fascia to the lateral angle of the orbit.
