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Pterygomaxillary fissure connects to what?

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infratemporal fossa

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lateral side

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Pterygomaxillary fissure

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Posterior openings

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Foramen rotundum

Pterygoid canal

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Q

Contents of the pterygoid canal

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nerve of the pterygoid canal

a. and v. of the pterygoid canal

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nerve of the pterygoid canal is comprised of?

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greater petrosal n. and deep petrosal n.

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what fibers are on greater petrosal n

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presynaptic parasympathetic

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what fibers are on deep petrosal n

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postsynaptic sympathetic

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Q

what fibers are in the nerve of the pterygoid canal

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presynaptic parasympathetic

postsynaptic sympathetic

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Q

Medial opening

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Sphenopalatine foramen

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contents of the sphenopalatine foramen

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nasopalatine n.
sphenopalatine a.
posterior lateral nasal nn.

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Inferior opening

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Palatine canal

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contents of the palatine canal

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Greater and Lesser Palatine nn.

Descending palatine a.

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Superior opening

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Inferior orbital fissure

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contents of inferior orbital fissure

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zygomatic n.

infraorbital n. and infraorbital a.