Sphenopalatine foramen
Foramen sphenopalatinum
Definition
The sphenopalatine foramen is located in the lateral nasal wall, dorsal to the rostral end of the sphenoethmoidal plate. It lies dorsal to the caudal palatine foramen and extends from the pterygopalatine fossa to the nasal cavity. The sphenopalatine vessels and caudal nasal nerve traverse the sphenopalatine foramen and follow the groove in the rostral end of the sphenoethmoidal plate.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
