Pterygopalatine nerves
# Pterygopalatine nerves

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

* Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
