Incisive canals
In the opening of the incisive foramen, the orifices of two lateral canals are visible; they are named the incisive canals or foramina of Stensen.
| Incisive canals | |
|---|---|
 The bony palate and alveolar arch (incisive canals labeled at upper left) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Canales incisivi |
| TA | A02.1.00.061 |
| FMA | 59107 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
Through each of them ascends the terminal branch of the greater palatine artery while the nasopalatine nerve descends, to anastomose with the posterior septal branch of sphenopalatine artery and the greater palatine nerve respectively.
Additional images
Left maxilla. Nasal surface.
Base of skull. Inferior surface.
Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity.
The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 162 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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