Maxillary Nerve
Maxillary Nerve
Maxillary Nerve
v 2nd division of Trigeminal nerve v Purely sensory v Sensations from the maxillary teeth, the skin between the palpebral fissure and the mouth, and from the nasal cavity and sinuses v Intermediate between Opthalmic and Mandibular
COURSE
Middle of trigeminal ganglion as plexiform band
Foramen Rotundum
BRANCHES
In the middle cranial Fossa: meningeal br. In pterygopalatine Fossa: Ganglionic Zygomatic br Posterior superior alveolar br In infra-orbital canal: Middle superior alveolar br Anterior superior alveolar br On the face: palpebral br Nasal br Superior labial br
A. Zygoticaticotemporal B. Zygomaticofacial C. Post. Sup. Alveolar Brs D. Nasopalatine E. Greater Palatine F. Lesser Palatine G. Mid. & Ant. Alveolar Brs H. Infraorbital
Maxillary nerve
Connections
Preganglionic fibers: Lacrimatory nucleus in the lower pons
Facial nerve
Nervous intermedius
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Postganglionic fibers
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Maxillary nerve
Zygomatic nerve
Lacrimal nerve
Lacrimal gland
Pharyngeal glands
Sympathetic: deep petrosal nerve + greater petrosal nerve nerve of pterygoid canal sensory to mucous membrane of nose, palate, nasopharynx
Sensory: through maxillary nerve orbital, nasal, palatal and pharyngeal branches
APPLIED ANATOMY
Pterygopalatine ganglion ganglion of hay fever The parasympathetic supply to the nose is from the lacrimal nucleus with the fibers leaving the brain stem in the nervus intermedius. They relay in the pterygopalatine ganglion before entering the nasal cavity. An increase in parasympathetic tone causes swelling and increased secretion from the nasal mucosa. The pterygopalatine ganglion is sometimes called the hay fever ganglion
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