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What (who) is Greater palatine nerve - definition
Greater palatine nerve
The greater palatine nerve is a branch of the pterygopalatine ganglion. This nerve is also referred to as the anterior palatine nerve, due to its location anterior to the lesser palatine nerve.
Lesser palatine nerve
The lesser palatine nerve (posterior palatine nerve) is one of two palatine nerves that descends through the greater palatine canal, and emerges by the lesser palatine foramen. It is a branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2) It also has nasal branches that innervate the nasal cavity.
Greater petrosal nerve
![Course and connections of the [[facial nerve]] in the [[temporal bone]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gray789.png?width=200 "Course and connections of the [[facial nerve]] in the [[temporal bone]].")
![Depicts nerve branches that are involved in the autonomic innervation of the [[lacrimal gland]]. The terminal parts of the pathway are variable between individuals and differ for the other glands of the deep face.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Autonomic Innervation to the Lacrimal Gland (and other glands of the deep face).svg?width=200 "Depicts nerve branches that are involved in the autonomic innervation of the [[lacrimal gland]]. The terminal parts of the pathway are variable between individuals and differ for the other glands of the deep face.")
NERVE IN THE SKULL
Greater petrosal; Greater superficial petrosal nerve; Great superficial petrosal nerve; Great petrosal nerve; Petrosus major; Nervus petrosus major; N. petrosus major
The greater petrosal nerve (or greater superficial petrosal nerve) is a nerve in the skull that branches from the facial nerve; it forms part of a chain of nerves that innervate the lacrimal gland. The preganglionic parasympathetic axons of this nerve synapse in the pterygopalatine ganglion.
