Pterygopalatine nerves
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Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and pterygopalatine ganglion. (Pterygopalatine nerves visible but not labeled.)
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An illustration of the path of the Maxillary nerve.
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| Latin | nervi pterygopalatini, nervi sphenopalatini |
| From | maxillary nerve |
| To | pterygopalatine ganglion |
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| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The pterygopalatine nerves (or sphenopalatine branches), two in number, 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
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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