Medical MCQ-Anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of nasociliary nerve. All of the following areas are supplied by anterior ethmoidal nerve, EXCEPT:

Anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of nasociliary nerve. All of the following areas are supplied by anterior ethmoidal nerve, EXCEPT:

Maxillary sinus

Interior of nasal cavity

Dural sheath of anterior cranial fossa

Ethmoidal air cells

Question Category:

Anatomy

Correct Answer:

Maxillary sinus

Description:

The infraorbital nerve (CN V-2) primarily innervates the maxillary sinus.Anterior ethmoidal nerve supplies the ethmoid sinus, nasal cavity, and skin on the tip of the nose. Dura mater of anterior cranial fossa is supplied by anterior and posterior ethmoidal nerves. Ref: Moon D.A., Foreman K.B., Albeine K.H. (2011). Chapter 18. Orbit. In D.A. Moon, K.B. Foreman, K.H. Albeine (Eds), The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy.

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