Nasal Cavity 2 Flashcards
Pterygopalatine Fossa is bounded Superiorly by?
body of the sphenoid
Pterygopalatine Fossa is bounded Medially by?
palatine bone
Pterygopalatine Fossa is bounded Posteriorly by?
pterygoid process and greater wing of the sphenoid
Pterygopalatine Fossa is bounded Anteriorly and Inferiorly by?
the maxilla
What sits in the Pterygopalatine Fossa?
Pterygopalatine Ganglion
Nerve of Pterygoid Canal enters the _____ fossa and runs into the _____ aspect of the Pterygopalatine Ganglion (PPG)
pterygopalatine; posterior
The Nerve of Pterygoid canal has ______ fibers (VII) that synapse in the ganglion and ______ fibers
preganglionic parasympathetic; postganglionic sympathetic
_____ is a communicating branch to Pterygopalatine Ganglion.
Maxillary N.
What 3 nerves branches of Maxillary provide sensory to teeth?
- Posterior superior alveolar
- Middle superior alveolar
- Anterior superior alveolar
Which 2 nerves branches of maxillary provides sensory to the face?
zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial
Communicating branches to lacrimal nerve (V1) from Maxillary carries what types of fiber classification to the lacrimal gland?
Postganglionic sympathetics and postganglionic parasympathetic
Maxillary nerve runs through _____ groove and exits the _____ foramen as the infraorbital N.
infraorbital
From Pterygopalatine Ganglion (PPG): What nerves innervates the oral cavity?
Greater and lesser palatine nerves
Greater and lesser palatine nerves have to travel through what to get to the oral cavity?
Palatine canal
What is the fiber classification of Greater and lesser palatine nerves?
Sensory, postganglionic parasympathetic, and PostG. Sympathetis
From Pterygopalatine Ganglion (PPG): What nerves innervates the nasal cavity?
Lateral nasal nerves and septal nerves
What does the Lateral nasal and septa nerves have to travel through what to get to the nasal cavity?
Sphenopalatine foramen
What is the fiber classification of the Lateral nasal and septal nerves?
Sensory, postganglionic parasympathetic, and PostG. Sympathetis
What are the nerves from Pterygopalatine Ganglion (PPG)? (5)
- Greater palatine nerve
- Lesser palatine nerve
- Nasopalatine nerve
- Lateral nasal nerve
- Pharyngeal branch
Which nerve of Pterygopalatine Ganglion (PPG):
Travels in palatine canal and exits out the greater palatine foramen
Greater Palatine Nerve
What does the greater palatine nerve supply?
Sensory to hard palate, sympathetic and para sympathetic to hard palate, palatine glands