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The superior orbital fissure is a foramen in the skull, although strictly it is more of a cleft, lying between the lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid bone. It establishes a channel of communication between the middle cranial fossa and the orbit, through which pass the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, the abducens nerve, and the superior or combined ophthalmic veins.

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What does the medical abbreviation SOF mean?

SUPRA ORBITAL FISSURE (superior orbital fissure) in less popular cases- SOLUBLE ORGANIC FRACTIONS


What nerve pass through the superior orbital fissure?

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Where is the right superior orbital in the brain?

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The inferior orbital fissure is formed between the sphenoid and what?

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What foramen does the trochlear nerve go through?

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H - shaped fissure of the brain?

orbital Sulci The answer is Zygon This was the answer being looked for in the Daily Telegraph GK Crossword # 920


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