Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the nose and to the palate or palate-bones: nasopalatal.
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- adjective anatomy Relating to, or connecting, the
sphenopalatine foramen and thecavity of thenose .
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Examples
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I have even seen parents who think the nasopalatine papilla the soft pink bump between the two front teeth is an extra tooth.
Stem Cells From Baby Teeth Dr. Dean Brandon 2007
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In some mammals, it is connected to the oral cavity by the nasopalatine duct.
Sexual Chemistry Zoe Brain 2007
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Usually, you can infiltrate above the area on the facialthe anterior superior alvoelar, I think and then block the nasopalatine nerve on the palate.
Mesiodens, or Extra Tooth Dr. Dean Brandon 2007
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In some mammals, it is connected to the oral cavity by the nasopalatine duct.
Archive 2007-02-01 Zoe Brain 2007
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It supplies the gums, the mucous membrane and glands of the hard palate, and communicates in front with the terminal filaments of the nasopalatine nerve.
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In this foramen are two lateral apertures, the openings of the incisive canals (foramina of Stenson) which transmit the anterior branches of the descending palatine vessels, and the nasopalatine nerves.
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The sensory nerves are derived from the palatine and nasopalatine nerves and from the glossopharyngeal.
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Occasionally two additional canals are present in the incisive foramen; they are termed the foramina of Scarpa and are situated in the middle line; when present they transmit the nasopalatine nerves.
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The Sphenopalatine Artery (a. sphenopalatina; nasopalatine artery) passes through the sphenopalatine foramen into the cavity of the nose, at the back part of the superior meatus.
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One branch, longer and larger than the others, is named the nasopalatine nerve.
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