NasalRegion
1
Plate53
Superior salivatory nucleus (parasympathetic)
Facial nerve (VII)
Geniculum (geniculate ganglion) of facial nerve
Greater petrosal nerve (parasympathetic)
Deep petrosal nerve (sympathetic)
Nerve (vidian) of pterygoid canal
Maxillary nerve (V
2
) entering foramen rotundum
Infra-orbital nerve
Nasopalatine
nerve
Medulla
oblongata
Spinal
cord
Sympathetic
trunk
Tympanic cavity
Internal
carotid
artery
Superior
cervical ganglion
Maxillary
sinus
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers
Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers
Preganglionic sympathetic fibers
Postganglionic sympathetic fibers
T1
T2
T3
Pterygopalatine ganglion in
pterygopalatine fossa
Lateral and medial posterior superior nasal
branches in pterygopalatine fossa
Postsynaptic fibers to
vessels (sympathetic) and
glands (parasympathetic) of
nasal cavity, maxillary sinus,
and palate
Posterior
superior
alveolar
nerves
Greater
and lesser
palatine
nerves
Internal carotid
nerve and plexus
Preganglionic sympathetic cell
bodies in intermediolateral nucleus
(lateral horn) of gray matter (T1--T5)
AutonomicInnervationofNasalCavity
See±also±
Plates 123, 132, 134
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