Through each of them ascends the terminal branch of the greater palatine artery while the nasopalatine nerve descends, to anastomose with the posterior septal branch of sphenopalatine artery and the greater palatine nerve respectively.
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On the posterior part of this surface is a deep vertical groove, converted into the pterygopalatine canal, by articulation with the maxilla; this canal transmits the descending palatine vessels, and the anterior palatine nerve.
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In older texts, they are usually categorized as three in number : anterior, middle, and posterior . ( In newer texts, and in Terminologia anatomica, they are broken down into " greater palatine nerve " and " lesser palatine nerve " .)
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In older texts, they are usually categorized as three in number : anterior, middle, and posterior . ( In newer texts, and in Terminologia anatomica, they are broken down into " greater palatine nerve " and " lesser palatine nerve " .)
