Pharyngeal nerve
The pharyngeal nerve is a small branch of the maxillary nerve, arising from the posterior part of the pterygopalatine ganglion.
| Pharyngeal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The pterygopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Pharyngeal visible at center right.) | |
| Details | |
| From | pterygopalatine ganglion |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus pharyngeus |
| TA | A14.2.01.044 |
| FMA | 77524 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It passes through the palatovaginal canal with the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery, and is distributed to the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx, behind the auditory tube.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 893 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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