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| Bone: Incisive canals | |
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| The bony palate and alveolar arch. (Incisive canals labeled at upper left.) | |
| Latin | canales incisivi |
| Gray's | subject #38 162 |
In the opening of the incisive foramen, the orifices of two lateral canals are visible; they are named the incisive canals or foramina of Stenson.
Through each of them passes the terminal branch of the descending palatine artery and the nasopalatine nerve.
Additional images
 Left maxilla. Nasal surface. |
 Base of skull. Inferior surface. |
 Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. |
 The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. |
External links
- Incisive+canal at eMedicine Dictionary
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