loading...| Preferred Name |
maxillary nerve |
| Synonyms |
nervus maxillaris |
| Definitions |
One of the three terminal divisions of the trigeminal nerve, passing through the foramen rotundum, and entering the pterygopalatine fossa. Origin, trigeminal ganglion; branches, meningeal ramus, zygomatic nerve, posterior superior alveolar rami, infraorbital nerve, pterygopalatine nerves, and, indirectly, the branches of the pterygopalatine ganglion; distribution, extensive distribution to skin of face and scalp, mucous membrane of maxillary sinus and nasal cavity, and teeth. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001378 |
| definition |
One of the three terminal divisions of the trigeminal nerve, passing through the foramen rotundum, and entering the pterygopalatine fossa. Origin, trigeminal ganglion; branches, meningeal ramus, zygomatic nerve, posterior superior alveolar rami, infraorbital nerve, pterygopalatine nerves, and, indirectly, the branches of the pterygopalatine ganglion; distribution, extensive distribution to skin of face and scalp, mucous membrane of maxillary sinus and nasal cavity, and teeth. |
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BrendaTissueOBO |
| has_related_synonym |
nervus maxillaris |
| id |
BTO:0001378 |
| label |
maxillary nerve |
| notation |
BTO:0001378 |
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| prefLabel |
maxillary nerve |
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