nasociliary root of ciliary ganglion

na·so·cil·i·ar·y root of ciliary ganglion

sensory fibers passing from the eyeball through the ciliary ganglion to their cell bodies in the trigeminal ganglion through the nasociliary nerve. Synonym(s): communicating branch of nasociliary nerve with ciliary ganglion [TA], radix sensoria ganglii ciliaris [TA], sensory root of ciliary ganglion [TA], radix nasociliaris ganglii ciliaris ☆ , ramus communicans nervi nasociliaris cum ganglio ciliari ☆ , long root of ciliary ganglion, radix longa ganglii ciliaris