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Anatomy of the palate - part two
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- 1What is the main innervation of the palate?Lesser and greater palatine nerves and nasopalatine nerve
- 2Which cranial nerve are the greater and lesser palatine nerves and the nasopalatine nerve from?Maxillary division of trigeminal
- 3What does the greater palatine nerve supply?Hard palate and gingiva
- 4What does the lesser palatine nerve supply?Soft palate
- 5What does the nasopalatine nerve mainly supply?Gingiva and mucosa adjacent to incisors and canines
- 6What other cranial nerve supplies the soft palate?Glossopharyngeal nerve
- 7Which nerve brings in fibres for taste in the soft palate?Greater petrosal nerve
- 8Which cranial nerve gives the greater petrosal nerve?Facial nerve
- 9Which artery gives the greater palatine artery?Maxillary artery
- 10Where does the greater palatine artery terminate?Nasal cavity
- 11What is the main blood supply of the hard palate?Greater palatine artery
- 12What does the lesser palatine artery supply?Soft palate
- 13What other arteries supply the palate?Ascending palatine branch and the ascending pharyngeal artery
- 14Where does the majority of the venous drainage go?Pterygoid plexus
- 15Where is the pterygoid plexus located?Infratemporal fossa
- 16Where does lymph from the palate drain into?deep cervical nodes
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- Flashcards on Anatomy of the palate - part two, created by Tara McLaughlin on 09/03/2018.
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- Tara McLaughlin · Mar 2018
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