Corpus: Greater palatine canal
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Synonym: Canalis pterygopalatinus
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The canalis palatinus major is a paired bony canal that runs between the palatine bone (os palatinum) and the maxilla (maxilla).
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The greater palatine canal connects the palatine fossa (pterygopalatine fossa) with the oral cavity, into which it opens in the greater palatine foramen. The descending palatine artery and the palatine nerves run through it.