| Nerve: Nerve of pterygoid canal | |
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| Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Vidian nerve labeled at upper right. ) | |
| Latin | n. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. canalis pterygoidei |
| Gray's | subject #200 892 |
| From | greater petrosal nerve, deep petrosal nerve |
| To | pterygopalatine ganglion |
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The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve), formed by the junction of the great petrosal nerve and the deep petrosal nerve in the cartilaginous substance which fills the foramen lacerum, passes forward, through the pterygoid canal, with the corresponding artery (artery of the pterygoid canal), and is joined by a small ascending sphenoidal branch from the otic ganglion. This is a list of the subjects in Gray's Anatomy: IX Neurology The greater petrosal nerve is a Nerve in the skull that branches from the Facial nerve; it forms part of a chain of nerves that innervates the Lacrimal gland The deep petrosal nerve ( large deep petrosal nerve) is given off from the Carotid plexus, and runs through the Carotid canal lateral to the Internal The pterygopalatine ganglion (or sphenopalatine ganglion) is kind of a Parasympathetic ganglion found in the Pterygopalatine fossa. Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group The greater petrosal nerve is a Nerve in the skull that branches from the Facial nerve; it forms part of a chain of nerves that innervates the Lacrimal gland The deep petrosal nerve ( large deep petrosal nerve) is given off from the Carotid plexus, and runs through the Carotid canal lateral to the Internal The foramen lacerum ( Latin for lacerated piercing) is a triangular hole in the base of the Skull located at the base of the Medial pterygoid plate The pterygoid canal (also vidian canal) is a passage in the skull leading from just anterior to the Foramen lacerum in the Middle cranial fossa to the The artery of the pterygoid canal ( Vidian artery) is an artery that can arise from the internal carotid (ICA or external carotid (ECA or serve as an anastomosis between these The otic ganglion is a small ovalshaped flattened Parasympathetic ganglion of a reddish-gray color located immediately below the foramen ovale in the Infratemporal
Finally, it enters the pterygopalatine fossa, and joins the posterior angle of the sphenopalatine ganglion. The pterygopalatine fossa is a Fossa in the Skull. It is the indented area medial to the Pterygomaxillary fissure leading into the Sphenopalatine foramen The pterygopalatine ganglion (or sphenopalatine ganglion) is kind of a Parasympathetic ganglion found in the Pterygopalatine fossa.
It contains preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the greater petrosal nerve, a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII), and postganglionic sympathetic fibers from the deep petrosal nerve. The greater petrosal nerve is a Nerve in the skull that branches from the Facial nerve; it forms part of a chain of nerves that innervates the Lacrimal gland The facial nerve is the seventh (VII of twelve paired Cranial nerves. The deep petrosal nerve ( large deep petrosal nerve) is given off from the Carotid plexus, and runs through the Carotid canal lateral to the Internal
Additional images
 Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and sphenopalatine ganglion. |
 Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. |
External links
- Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (VII) ("NPC")
- Nerve+of+pterygoid+canal at eMedicine Dictionary
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