The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the union of the (parasympathetic) greater petrosal nerve and (sympathetic) deep petrosal...

transmits the nerve of pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve), the artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery), and the vein of the pterygoid canal (Vidian vein)...

petrosal nerve → nerve of pterygoid canal → pterygopalatine ganglion (fibres pass through without synapsing) → zygomatic nerve → zygomaticotemporal nerve → lacrimal...

form the nerve of the pterygoid canal (vidian nerve) which proceeds to the pterygopalatine ganglion. It forms part of a chain of nerves that provide secretomotor...

inconstant, passing through the pterygoid canal in an opposite direction to its corresponding nerve. Nerve of pterygoid canal This article incorporates text...

palatine nerve. It carries both general sensory fibres from the maxillary nerve, and parasympathetic fibers from the nerve of the pterygoid canal. It may...

of salivary nuclei are: Superior salivatory nucleus → intermediate nerve of facial nerve (CN VII) → greater petrosal nerve → nerve of pterygoid canal...

spinosum Foramen petrosum Pterygoid process Pterygoid notch Pterygoid fossa Scaphoid fossa Pterygoid hamulus Pterygoid canal Temporal bone Petrous part...

alveolar nerve passes posterior to the lateral pterygoid muscle. It issues a branch (the mylohyoid nerve)[contradictory] before entering the mandibular...

nerve Nerve of pterygoid canal Nerve to obturator internus Nerve to quadratus femoris Nerve to the Piriformis Nerve to the stapedius Nerve to the subclavius...