VAN 121: Veterinary Gross Anatomy-II (2+2)

CORNUAL NERVE BLOCK

Illustration in ox - I

Illustration in ox - II

Illustration in goat

• Cornual nerve is a sensory nserve supplying to the horn core and skin around its base.
• It is a branch of Lacrimal nerve which is a division of the ophthalmic branch of Trigeminal nerve.
• The cornual nerve emerges behind the orbit and ascends along frontal crest and placed relatively superficial in the upper third covered by skin and the thin layer of frontalis.
• The caudal part of the nerve is having close association with the superficial temporal artery.
• Indications: Amputation of horn in conditions like horn cancer, fracture of horn.
• Site: Close to frontal crest of the frontal bone about one inch below the base of the horn.