Pterygopalatine nerves
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| Pterygopalatine nerves | |
|---|---|
 Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and pterygopalatine ganglion. (Pterygopalatine nerves visible but not labeled.) | |
 An illustration of the path of the maxillary nerve. | |
| Details | |
| From | Maxillary nerve |
| To | Pterygopalatine ganglion |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervi pterygopalatini, nervi sphenopalatini |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.039 |
| TA2 | 6218 |
| FMA | 52731 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The two pterygopalatine nerves (or sphenopalatine branches) descend to the pterygopalatine ganglion.[1]
Although it is closely related to the pterygopalatine ganglion, it is still considered a branch of the maxillary nerve and does not synapse in the ganglion.[2]
It is found in the pterygopalatine fossa.[3]
Additional images
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Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
References
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 890 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ "eMedicine - Perineural Spread of Tumor Along the Fifth and Seventh Cranial Nerves : Article by Charles Lee". Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Hiatt, James L.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2010). Textbook of head and neck anatomy 4th edition. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-7817-8932-5.
- ^ Anne M. R. Agur; Moore, Keith L. (2007). Essential Clinical Anatomy (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-7817-6274-8.
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