Greater palatine canal
The greater palatine canal (or pterygopalatine canal) is a passage in the skull that transmits the descending palatine artery, vein, and greater and lesser palatine nerves between the pterygopalatine fossa and the oral cavity.
| Greater palatine canal | |
|---|---|
Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect. Enlarged. (Pterygopalatine canal labeled at center left.) | |
Left maxillary sinus opened from the exterior. (Label "Probe in pterygopalatine canal" at center right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | canalis palatinus major |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.057 |
| TA2 | 462 |
| FMA | 57761 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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