Lesser petrosal nerve
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| Nerve: Lesser petrosal nerve | ||
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| Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. | ||
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| Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line. The small figure is an enlarged view of the otic ganglion. (Small petrosal labeled at center top and bottom right.) | ||
| Latin | nervus petrosus minor | |
| Innervates | parotid gland | |
| From | tympanic plexus | |
| To | otic ganglion | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_05/12566476 | |
The lesser petrosal nerve is a root of the otic ganglion.
It passes through the foramen ovale
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine Lesser+petrosal+nerve
- Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (IX)
- Norman/Georgetown lesson3 (midearcavity) (#7)
- MedEd at Loyola grossanatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cn9.htm
- Cranial Nerves at Yale 9-10
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