greater petrosal nerve
1greater petrosal nerve — n a mixed nerve that contains mostly sensory and some parasympathetic fibers, arises in the geniculate ganglion, joins with the deep petrosal nerve at the entrance of the pterygoid canal to form the Vidian nerve, and as part of this nerve sends… …
2Greater petrosal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus petrosus major GraySubject = 202 GrayPage = 903 Caption = The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone. Caption2 = Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their… …
3Hiatus for greater petrosal nerve — Infobox Bone Name = Hiatus of the facial canal Latin = hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris, hiatus canalis facialis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 142 Caption = Coronal section of right temporal bone. (Bristle in hiatus of facial canal labeled at… …
4Petrosal nerve — (a nerve traveling through the petrous portion of the temporal bone) may refer to:*Deep petrosal nerve *Greater petrosal nerve (also known as the greater superficial petrosal nerve) *Lesser petrosal nerve (also known as the lesser superficial… …
5petrosal nerve — n any of several small nerves passing through foramina in the petrous portion of the temporal bone: as a) DEEP PETROSAL NERVE b) GREATER PETROSAL NERVE c) LESSER PETROSAL NERVE …
6greater superficial petrosal nerve — n GREATER PETROSAL NERVE …
7greater petrosal groove — groove for greater petrosal nerve sulcus nervi petrosi majoris …
8petrosal nerve greater — petrosal nerve, greater superficial nervus petrosus major …
9deep petrosal nerve — n a sympathetic nerve that originates in the carotid plexus, passes through the cartilage of the Eustachian tube, joins with the greater petrosal nerve at the entrance of the pterygoid canal to form the Vidian nerve, and as part of this nerve… …
10Deep petrosal nerve — Nerve: Deep petrosal nerve Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and sphenopalatine ganglion. (Deep petrosal labeled at bottom, center right.) Latin n. petrosus profundus Gray s …
