Inferior palpebral nerve

Inferior palpebral nerve

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Latin = rami palpebrales inferiores nervi infraorbitalis
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Caption = Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.


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The Inferior Palpebral Branches (palpebral branches) ascend behind the Orbicularis oculi.

They supply the skin and conjunctiva of the lower eyelid, joining at the lateral angle of the orbit with the facial and zygomaticofacial nerves.


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