382 HOWARD AYERS 
1. Nasalis 
2. Ophthalmicus 
3. Maxillaris 
4. Mandibularis 
5. Facial 
Fig. 31 Ventral view of roots of V nerve of Bdellostoma, to show the relation | 
of the root bundles of the nasalis, ophthalmic, maxillaris, and mandibularis 
leaving the medulla. 
The nasalis is the mesial nerve, the ophthalmic next, and so 
on. The nasalis is therefore the most anterior nerve of the 
group (figs. 29 and 36). It is the nasal nerve par excellence, 
being largely devoted to the hollow nasal apparatus, both inside 
and outside. The nerve supply to the structures of the outer 
walls is largest, but perhaps not most important, for the nerves 
to the structures placed inside the nasal capsule and tube 
