Lesser palatine nerve
| Lesser palatine nerve | |
|---|---|
 The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Posterior palatine at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| From | pterygopalatine ganglion |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervi palatini minores |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.047 |
| TA2 | 6227 |
| FMA | 52805 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The lesser palatine nerve (posterior palatine nerve) is one of two palatine nerves that descends through the greater palatine canal, and emerges by the lesser palatine foramen. It is a branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2) It also has that innervate the nasal cavity.
It supplies the soft palate, tonsil, and uvula.
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 893 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links[]
- lesson9 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (V)
- MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb2.htm
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