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Pterygopalatine ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = g. pterygopalatinum GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 891 Caption = Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and pterygopalatine ganglion. (Sphenopalatine ganglion labeled at center top.) Caption2 = The… … Wikipedia
Pterygopalatine — is used to refer to structures of the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid and the palatine bone. Specifically, it can refer to: * Pterygopalatine fossa * Pterygopalatine canal * Pterygopalatine ganglion (also known as the Sphenopalatine ganglion) … Wikipedia
Ganglion impar — Gray s subject #214 984 The pelvic portion of each sympathetic trunk is situated in front of the sacrum, medial to the anterior sacral foramina. It consists of four or five small sacral ganglia, connected together by interganglionic cords, and… … Wikipedia
sensory root of pterygopalatine ganglion — rami ganglionares nervi maxillaris ad ganglion pterygopalatinum … Medical dictionary
Pterygopalatine nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = Pterygopalatine nerves Latin = nervi pterygopalatini, nervi sphenopalatini GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 890 Caption = Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and pterygopalatine ganglion. (Pterygopalatine nerves visible … Wikipedia
ganglion pterygopalatinum — [TA] pterygopalatine ganglion: a parasympathetic ganglion in the pterygopalatine fossa; its preganglionic fibers are derived from the facial nerve via the greater petrosal nerve and the nerve of the pterygopalatine canal. Its postganglionic… … Medical dictionary
Pterygopalatine fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Pterygopalatine fossa Latin = fossa pterygopalatina GraySubject = 41 GrayPage = 166 Caption = Left maxillary sinus opened from the exterior. Caption2 = Old human skull with entrance to pterygopalatine fossa marked in purple… … Wikipedia
pterygopalatine fossa — pter·y·go·pal·a·tine fossa .ter ə gō pal ə .tīn n a small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine… … Medical dictionary
parasympathetic root of pterygopalatine ganglion — nervus petrosus major … Medical dictionary
sympathetic root of pterygopalatine ganglion — nervus petrosus profundus … Medical dictionary
