| Artery: Greater palatine artery | |
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| Latin | arteria palatina major |
| Source | descending palatine artery |
The greater palatine artery is a terminal branch of the maxillary artery. It branches off of the maxillary artery in the pterygopalatine fossa and descends through the greater palatine foramen along with the greater palatine nerve (from the pterygopalatine ganglion) and supplies the hard palate. It also anastomosis through the incisive canal with the sphenopalatine artery to supply the nasal cavity.
See also
External links
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 05287.011-1
- lesson9 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (nasalseptumart)
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