Pharyngeal nerve
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Body
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The pharyngeal nerve is a branch of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve which enters the pterygopalatine ganglion
Gross anatomy
Course
- exits the pterygopalatine ganglion in the pterygopalatine fossa
- passes through the palatovaginal canal
withwith the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery and emerges on the roof of the nose
Branches
- orbital branches enter the inferior orbital fissure to emerge at the orbit
Supply
- mucous membrane of the upper nasopharynx
- via orbital branches
- periosteum of the orbit
- orbitalis muscles
- mucous membrane of the sphenoidal and ethmoidal sinuses
-<p>The <strong>pharyngeal nerve</strong> is a branch of the <a href="/articles/maxillary-nerve">maxillary nerve</a> which enters the <a href="/articles/pterygopalatine-ganglion">pterygopalatine ganglion</a></p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Course</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>pharyngeal nerve</strong> is a branch of the maxillary division of the <a href="/articles/trigeminal-nerve">trigeminal nerve</a> which enters the <a href="/articles/pterygopalatine-ganglion">pterygopalatine ganglion</a></p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Course</h5><ul>
-<li>passes through the <a href="/articles/palatovaginal-canal">palatovaginal canal</a> with the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery and emerges on the roof of the nose</li>-</ul><h5>Branches</h5><ul><li>orbital branches enter the <a href="/articles/inferior-orbital-fissure">inferior orbital fissure</a> to emerge at the orbit</li></ul><h5>Supply</h5><ul>- +<li>passes through the <a href="/articles/palatovaginal-canal">palatovaginal canal</a> with the pharyngeal branch of the <a href="/articles/maxillary-artery">maxillary artery</a> and emerges on the roof of the <a href="/articles/nose">nose</a>
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- +</ul><h5>Branches</h5><ul><li>orbital branches enter the <a href="/articles/inferior-orbital-fissure">inferior orbital fissure</a> to emerge at the <a href="/articles/orbit">orbit</a>
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References changed:
- 1. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0443066841">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0443066841">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
- 1. DSc SSP. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0443066841">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0443066841">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>