incisive canal

Term ID

UBERON:0006672

Synonyms

Definition

One of several bony canals leading from the floor of the nasal cavity into the incisive fossa on the palatal surface of the maxilla; they convey the nasopalatine nerves and branches of the greater palatine arteries that anastomose with the septal branch of the sphenopalatine artery. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/incisive+canal

References

• EMAPA:19034
• Incisive:canals

Ontology

Uberon Ontology