See Also: lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
groove of lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
lesser superficial petrosal nerve(medicine)
hiatus of canal of lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
greater petrosal nerve(medicine)
deep petrosal nerve(medicine)
groove of greater petrosal nerve(medicine)
greater superficial petrosal nerve(medicine)
small deep petrosal nerve(medicine)
hiatus of canal for greater petrosal nerve(medicine)

lesser petrosal nerve (medicine)


lesser petrosal nerve -->
lesser superficial petrosal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The parasympathetic root of the otic ganglion, derived from the tympanic plexus; it leaves the tympanic cavity through the canal for the lesser petrosal nerve and passes within the cranium to the sphenopetrosal fissure, or to the foramen ovale, or to the petrosal foramen through which it descends to reach the otic ganglion; conveys presynaptic parasympathetic fibres from the glossopharyngeal nerve concerned with secretomotor innervation of the perotid gland.

Synonym: nervus petrosus minor, lesser petrosal nerve.