Lesser palatine canals
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| Latin | canales palatini minores |
The lesser palatine canals (also accessory palatine canals) are passages in the palatine bone that carry the lesser and middle palatine nerves and vessels.[1]
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 wll as the middle palatine vessels and nerve.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Langdon, John W.; Moxham, Bernard J. Surgical Management of the Infratemporal Fossa. Informa HealthCare. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-899066-79-7.
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