THE ZYGOMATIC BRANCH OF THE AURICULOPALPEBRAL NERVE - CAN IT BE NORMALLY PALPATED IN THE LIVE HORSE

Authors
MCCARTHY PH
Citation
Ph. Mccarthy, THE ZYGOMATIC BRANCH OF THE AURICULOPALPEBRAL NERVE - CAN IT BE NORMALLY PALPATED IN THE LIVE HORSE, ANAT HISTOL, 25(1), 1996, pp. 7-10
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences","Anatomy & Morphology
Journal title
Anatomia, histologia, embryologia
ISSN journal
03402096 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
7 - 10
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-2096(1996)25:1<7:TZBOTA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A detailed description is given of the methods to locate and palpate a subcutaneous part of the zygomatic branch of the auriculopalpebral ne rve in 9 out of 10 adult horses examined. This permits the exact placi ng of local anaesthetic along the nerve branch at the described site, resulting in the akinesis of the m. orbicularis oculi and the eliminat ion of the blink reflex. This facilitates ophthalmologic examination a nd possible treatment of some eye conditions.