greater palatine nerve

Origin

• pterygopalatine ganglion

Innervation

• mucosa & the glands of the hard palate
• anterior part of the soft palate

Course

• passes inferiorly from the pterygopalatine ganglion through the greater palatine canal to supply the mucosa & the glands of the hard palate & the anterior part of the soft palate.

More general terms

• peripheral nerve