Nasopalatine nerve
| Nasopalatine nerve | |
|---|---|
| File:Gray858.png Nerves of septum of nose, right side. (Nasopalatine is lower yellow line.) | |
| File:Gray780.png The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Termination of nasopalatine nerve labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Details | |
| From | Maxillary nerve, pterygopalatine ganglion |
| Innervates | Palate, nasal septum |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus nasopalatinus |
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| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 865: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]] | |
The nasopalatine nerve (also Scarpa's nerve or long sphenopalatine nerve[1]: 496 ) is a nerve of the head. It is a sensory branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2) that passes through the pterygopalatine ganglion (without synapsing) and then through the sphenopalatine foramen to enter the nasal cavity, and finally out of the nasal cavity through the incisive canal and then the incisive fossa to enter the hard palate. It provides sensory innervation to the posteroinferior part of the nasal septum, and gingiva just posterior to the upper incisor teeth.[1]: 496
The nasopalatine nerve is the largest of the medial posterior superior nasal nerves.[1]: 370
Structure
[edit | edit source]Course
[edit | edit source]It exits the pterygopalatine fossa through the sphenopalatine foramen to enter the nasal cavity.[2] It passes across the roof of the nasal cavity[3] below the orifice of the sphenoidal sinus to reach the[4][better source needed] posterior part of[2] the nasal septum.[4][better source needed] It passes anteroinferiorly upon the nasal septum along a groove upon the vomer (the so-called vomerine groove or Scarpa's sulcus),[2] running between the periosteum and mucous membrane of the lower part of the nasal septum.[4][better source needed] It then passes through the hard palate by descending through the incisive canal to reach the roof of the mouth.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The nasopalatine nerve provides sensory innervation to the posteroinferior portion of the nasal septum,[1]: 496 and the anterior-most portion of the hard palate[1]: 370 (i.e. the gingiva[1]: 496 /mucous membrane of the palate[citation needed] just posterior to the upper incisors[1]: 496 ).
Communications
[edit | edit source]The nasopalatine nerve communicates with the corresponding nerve of the opposite side and with the greater palatine nerve.[citation needed]
Clinical significance
[edit | edit source]The nasopalatine nerve may be anaesthetised in order to perform surgery on the hard palate or the soft palate.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The nasopalatine nerve was first identified by Domenico Cotugno.
Additional images
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb2.htm
- lesson9 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (nasalseptumner)
- Diagram 1 at adi-visuals.com Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Diagram 2 at adi-visuals.com
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