The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is known by many names, including: pterygopalatine ganglion, nasal ganglion or Meckel’s ganglion. It's the largest ganglion in the sensory, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system outside of the brain. It gives rise to greater and lesser palatine nerves, nasopalatine nerves, superior, inferior and posterior lateral nasal branches, as well as the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary nerve.
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