Lesser palatine foramina
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Behind the greater palatine foramen
is the pyramidal process of the palatine bone
, perforated by one or more lesser palatine foramina which carry the lesser palatine nerve
, and marked by the commencement of a transverse ridge, for the attachment of the tendinous expansion of the Tensor veli palatini.
Greater palatine foramen
At either posterior angle of the hard palate is the greater palatine foramen, for the transmission of the descending palatine vessels and anterior palatine nerve; and running anteriorly and medially from it is a groove, for the same vessels and nerve.- Variations :The greater palatine foramen is...
is the pyramidal process of the palatine bone
Palatine bone
The palatine bone is a bone in many species of the animal kingdom, commonly termed the palatum .-Human anatomy:...
, perforated by one or more lesser palatine foramina which carry the lesser palatine nerve
Lesser palatine nerve
The lesser palatine nerve descends through the pterygopalatine canal, and emerges by the lesser palatine foramen. It also has nasal branches that innervate the nasal cavity.It supplies the soft palate, tonsil, and uvula....
, and marked by the commencement of a transverse ridge, for the attachment of the tendinous expansion of the Tensor veli palatini.