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Highly schematic diagram of cavernous sinus anatomy, illustrating the location of cranial nerves in the cavernous sinus

Legend: II, optic nerve; III, occulomotor nerve; IV, trochlear nerve; V1, ophthalmic division, trigeminal nerve; V2, maxillary division, trigeminal nerve; VI, abducens nerve; C, carotid artery.

(Courtesy of Dr. G Aaron Rogers, 2007. Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic [CC BY 2.5] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5. Edited by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)