infraorbital
Under the eyeball
Infraorbital means situated below the eye socket.
The term appears in anatomy to describe nerves, arteries, and bones in the facial region just beneath the orbit: infraorbital nerve, infraorbital foramen.
Medical procedures and injuries in this area are described as infraorbital.
Upper jaw bone
- palatineHaving kingly privileges
- nasalOf the nose
- lacrimalOf tear production
- ethmoidPerforated skull bone
alveolar · dental · sinus · antrum · skull · cranium · osteology · facial
Loss of sensation
- paresthesiaAbnormal skin sensation
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- traumaLasting psychological wound
fracture · injury · compression · damage · block · injection · entrapment · surgery
Three-branched facial nerve
- branchDivision or woody limb
- sensoryRelated to perception
- afferentConveying toward central point
- innervationNerve supply to tissue
distribution · dermatome · maxillary · ophthalmic · mandibular · alveolar · labial · nasal
maxilla
Upper jaw bone
ethmoid · alveolar · dental · sinus · antrum · skull · cranium · osteology · facial · cheekbone
nerve
Signal-carrying body fiber
margin · fissure · plate · surface · sulcus · fossa · maxilla · floor · rim · notch
numbness
Loss of sensation
- paresthesiaAbnormal skin sensation
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
trauma · fracture · injury · compression · damage · block · injection · entrapment · surgery · reconstruction
trigeminal
Three-branched facial nerve
innervation · distribution · dermatome · maxillary · ophthalmic · mandibular · alveolar · labial · nasal · cutaneous
neuralgia
Sharp pain from irritated nerves
burning · tingling · tenderness · discomfort · chronic · acute · facial · cheek · referred · radiating