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In terms of anatomy, an auditory nerve fiber is either bipolar or unipolar, with its distal projection being called the peripheral process, and its proximal projection being called the axon; these two projections are also known as the "peripheral axon" and the "central axon", respectively.
The middle ear is the portion of the ear medial to the eardrum, and distal to the oval window of the cochlea (of the inner ear). The mammalian middle ear contains three ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes), which transfer the vibrations of the eardrum into waves in the fluid and membranes of the inner ear .
The central nucleus of the IC is a nearly obligatory relay in the ascending auditory system, and most likely acts to integrate information (specifically regarding sound source localization from the superior olivary complex [13] and dorsal cochlear nucleus) before sending it to the thalamus and cortex. [1]
The infraorbital nerve provides sensory innervation to the skin of the lower eyelid, [2] the side of the nose, [2] the moveable part of nasal septum, [citation needed] the anterior cheek, [citation needed] and part of the upper lip. [2] It does not provide motor supply to any muscles. [citation needed]
The nasal dorsum also known as the nasal ridge is the border between the root and the tip of the nose, which in profile can be variously shaped. [17] The ala of the nose (ala nasi, "wing of the nose"; plural alae) is the lower lateral surface of the external nose, shaped by the alar cartilage and covered in dense connective tissue. [1]
The external nasal nerve passes inferior-ward through the lateral nasal wall. It provides sensory innervation to the area of skin of the nose between the nasal bones superiorly and the tip of the nose inferiorly (excluding the alar portion surrounding the external nares). [1]
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Within the anterior cranial fossa, it gives sensory fibers to the meninges to provide sensory innervation to part of the meninges. [3] Its medial internal nasal branch innervates the superior and anterior portions of the nasal septum. [2]: 1464.e13 Its lateral internal nasal branch innervates the anterior portion of the lateral nasal wall.