Lesser palatine nerve
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 nasal branches that innervate the nasal cavity.
| 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 | |
It supplies the soft palate, tonsil, and uvula.
See also
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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