Greater superficial petrosal nerve

contributed by Essam on November 27, 2008

System: Central Nervous System

Section: Anatomy

The greater (superficial) petrosal nerve originates at the geniculate ganglion, where the nervus intermedius and facial nerve join. It contains mainly preganglionic parasympathetic fibers and some sensory taste afferent from the soft palate

It arises at the geniculate ganglion ,passes through a hiatus in the petrous bone to reach middle cranial fossa, lying between the two layers of the dura mater towards foramen lacerum where it joined by the deep petrosal nerve (sympathetic fibres from the internal carotid artery) to form the nerve of the pterygoid canal (a.k.a Vidian nerve).

Its parasympathetic fibers relay in the pterygopalatine ganglion.

References

Facial Nerve Connections

Modality: Diagram

see case page for further details.

facial nerve

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Caption: Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves.

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Facial Nerve Connections
Facial Nerve Connections

Modality: Diagram

see case page for further details.
- facial nerve
This faithful reproduction of a lithograph plate from Gray's Anatomy, a two-dimensional work of art, is not copyrightable in the U.S. as per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.; the same is also true in many other countries, including Germany. Unless stated otherwise, it is from the 20th U.S. edition ofBartleby and also on Yahoo!.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, originally published in 1918 and therefore lapsed into the public domain. Other copies of Gray's Anatomy can be found on
Caption: Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves.
This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies worldwide.

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Geniculate ganglion

Geniculate ganglion

Modality: Diagram

geniculate ganglion, branches and course of the facial nerve.

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Greater superficial petrosal nerve

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Facial Nerve Connections

Modality: Diagram

Facial Nerve Connections

Modality: Diagram

Geniculate ganglion

Modality: Diagram

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