Autonomic Innervation of Nasal Cavity
Anatomy
Superior salivatory nucleus (parasympathetic), Facial nerve (CN VII), Geniculate
ganglion, Greater petrosal nerve (parasympathetic), Deep petrosal nerve (sympathetic), Nerve (vidian)
of pterygoid canal, Maxillary
nerve (CN V2) entering foramen rotundum, Infraorbital
nerve, Nasopalatine nerve, Medulla oblongata, Spinal cord, Sympathetic trunk, Tympanic
cavity, Internal carotid artery.
Superior cervical
ganglion, Maxillary sinus, Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers, Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers, Preganglionic sympathetic fibers, Postganglionic
sympathetic fibers, T1, T2, T3, Pterygopalatine
ganglion, Lateral and medial posterior superior nasal branches, Postsynaptic
fibers to vessels (sympathetic) and glands (parasympathetic) of nasal cavity,
maxillary sinus, and palate, Posterior superior alveolar branches, Greater and lesser palatine nerves Internal carotid nerve.
