NASO-PALATINE GANGLION
\nˈɑːsə͡ʊpˈalɐtˌiːn ɡˈaŋɡli͡ən], \nˈɑːsəʊpˈalɐtˌiːn ɡˈaŋɡliən], \n_ˈɑː_s_əʊ_p_ˈa_l_ɐ_t_ˌiː_n ɡ_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_l_iə_n]\
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Is situate in the foramen palatinum anterius. Its greater extremity receives the two naso-palatine branches, whilst the smaller gives off two or three filaments, which reach the palatine vault, where they ramify on the membrane of the same name, anastomosing with filaments of the great palatine nerve.
By Robley Dunglison
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