Trigeminal Nerve Diagram
The Trigeminal Nerves
There are two trigeminal nerves, one on each side of the face. They both have three branches or divisions (hence “tri…”). The first (Opthalmic) runs across the forehead and eye, the second (Maxillary) through the cheek, upper jaw, teeth and nose, and the third (Mandibular) through the lower jaw and teeth.
Diagram reproduced with the kind permission of the British Brain and Spine Foundation
This page was updated on 1 April 2008
