Branches of Distribution in Anatomy

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Which group of branches supplies the roof of the mouth, soft palate, tonsil, and lining membrane of the nasal cavity?

Palatine nerves

Where do most of the fibers of the palatine nerves originate from?

Maxillary nerve

Which nerve descends through the pterygopalatine canal, emerges upon the hard palate through the greater palatine foramen, and passes forward in a groove in the hard palate?

Anterior palatine nerve

How do orbital branches enter the orbit?

Through the inferior orbital fissure

According to Luschka, where do some filaments of the orbital branches pass through to supply the mucous membrane of sinuses?

Frontoethmoidal suture

Which branch of distribution supplies the periosteum in the orbit?

Orbital branches

Where do the delicate filaments described originate from?

From the semilunar ganglion

Which part of the eye do the delicate filaments penetrate after piercing the sclera?

Sclera

The Maxillary Nerve is a sensory nerve belonging to which cranial nerve division?

Trigeminal nerve

Which structure does the Maxillary Nerve pass through to enter the orbit?

Foramen rotundum

Where does the lower bundle of delicate filaments connect with the ganglion?

Inferior angle of the ganglion

Which artery is mentioned in relation to the delicate filaments' course?

Ciliary arteries

Where does the lower root of the nerve end?

In the substantia gelatinosa of Rolando

Which structure occupies a cavity in the dura mater near the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone?

Ganglion semilunare

Which nerve leaves the skull through the foramen ovale and immediately joins the mandibular nerve?

Motor root of the trigeminal nerve

From which structure does the ganglion receive filaments from the carotid plexus of the sympathetic?

Semilunar Ganglion

The upper root of the nerve ends partly in which structure located in the pons?

Locus cæruleus

Where does the motor root pass beneath after running in front of and medial to the sensory root?

The greater superficial petrosal nerve

Test your knowledge on the branches of distribution in anatomy, including orbital, palatine, posterior superior nasal, and pharyngeal branches. Understand the pathways and functions of these nerve branches in supplying different areas.

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