Superior orbital fissure

Study entry

Description

A gap between the greater and lesser wings, which opens into the orbit.

Relations

The ophthalmic veins, the ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), CN III, IV and VI and sympathetic fibers pass through it.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest