Greater palatine artery

Greater palatine artery
Details
Source descending palatine artery
Identifiers
Latin arteria palatina major
TA A12.2.05.085
FMA 49795
Anatomical terminology

The greater palatine artery is a branch of the descending palatine artery (a terminal branch of the maxillary artery) and contributes to the blood supply of the hard palate and nasal septum.

Course

The descending palatine artery branches off of the maxillary artery in the pterygopalatine fossa and descends through the greater palatine canal along with the greater palatine nerve (from the pterygopalatine ganglion). Once emerging from the greater palatine foramen, it changes names to the greater palatine artery and begins to supply the hard palate.[1] As it terminates it travels through the incisive canal to anastomose with the sphenopalatine artery to supply the nasal septum.[2]

See also

  • "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
  • lesson9 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (nasalseptumart)

References

  1. ↑ Elden, Lisa M; Wetmore, Ralph F; Potsic, William P (2012). "Otolaryngologic Disorders". Pediatric Surgery. pp. 707–728. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-07255-7.00055-6. ISBN 9780323072557.
  2. ↑ "Greater palatine artery - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.


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