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Sphenopalatine may refer to:
  • sphenopalatine artery
    Sphenopalatine artery
    The sphenopalatine artery is an artery of the head, commonly known as the artery of epistaxis.-Course:The sphenopalatine artery is a branch of the maxillary artery which passes through the sphenopalatine foramen into the cavity of the nose, at the back part of the superior meatus...

    , an artery of the head, commonly known as the artery of epistaxis
  • sphenopalatine ganglion (or "pterygopalatine ganglion")
  • sphenopalatine nerves
    Sphenopalatine nerves
    The pterygopalatine nerves , 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....

  • sphenopalatine foramen
    Sphenopalatine foramen
    The sphenopalatine foramen is a foramen in the skull that connects the nasal cavity with the pterygopalatine fossa.-Structure:The processes of the superior border of the palatine bone are separated by the sphenopalatine notch, which is converted into the sphenopalatine foramen by the under surface...

    , a foramen in the skull that connects the nasal cavity with the pterygopalatine fossa