Pharyngeal nerve
| Pharyngeal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The pterygopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Pharyngeal visible at center right.) | |
| Details | |
| From | pterygopalatine ganglion |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus pharyngeus |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.044 |
| TA2 | 6223 |
| FMA | 77524 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The pharyngeal nerve is a small branch arising from the posterior part of the pterygopalatine ganglion.
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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