The two pterygopalatine nerves (or sphenopalatine branches) descend to the
pterygopalatine ganglion.
Although it is closely related to the pterygopalatine ganglion, it is still considered a branch of the
maxillary nerve and does not synapse in the ganglion.
It is found in the
pterygopalatine fossa.
Additional images
File:Gray778.png, Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
References
Maxillary nerve
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