Information about Lesser Palatine Canals
The lesser palatine canals (also accessory palatine canals) are passages in the palatine bone that carry the lesser and middle palatine nerves and vessels.
Structure
The lesser palatine canals start from the greater palatine canal, and run with them, also opening into the roof of the oral cavity. Their openings are known as the lesser palatine foramina, and they transmit the lesser palatine artery, vein, and nerve, as well as the middle palatine vessels and nerve.See also
The palatine bone is a bone in the palate (Latin palatum; unrelated to palatium 'palace', from which other senses of palatine derive).
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Anatomy
It is situated at the back part of the nasal cavity between the maxilla and the pterygoid process of the..... Click the link for more information.
The greater palatine canal (or pterygopalatine canal) is a passage in the skull that transmits the greater palatine artery, vein, and nerve between the pterygopalatine fossa and the oral cavity.
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The human mouth (or oral cavity) is covered by an upper and lower lip.
The mouth starts digestion by physically chewing the food and breaking it down with saliva.
The average male mouth holds a volume of about 100mL.
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The mouth starts digestion by physically chewing the food and breaking it down with saliva.
The average male mouth holds a volume of about 100mL.
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The descending palatine artery is an artery of the head.
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Course
It descends through the pterygopalatine canal with the anterior palatine branch of the sphenopalatine ganglion, and, emerging from the greater palatine foramen, runs forward in a groove on the medial side of..... Click the link for more information.
The pterygopalatine fossa is a fossa in the skull.
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Boundaries
It has the following boundaries:- anterior: maxilla (back surface - palatine process of maxilla)
- posterior: sphenoid bone (pterygoid process)
- medial
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