Tags: Anatomical Structure, Nerve.

The pterygopalatine nerves (or sphenopalatine branches) two in number descend to the pterygopalatine ganglion.Although it is closely related to the pterygopalatine ganglion it is still considered a branch of the maxillary nerve and does not synapse in the ganglion.It is found in the pterygopalatine fossa.

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Maxillary nerve
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Pterygopalatine ganglion
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