The innervation pattern of the hard palate of the wistar albino rat.
A modified Sihler technique was used to investigate the innervation of the hard palate. Nervi palatinin majores and minores showed slight individual variations. The antemolar area was innervated by a very fine diffuse network. In the intermolar region most of the terminal branches ended within the papillae which are on top of the rugae. The lateral intermolar region had a more dense innervation than the medial region. A diagram of the areas innervated by the different palatal nerves is presented.
D000818:Animals; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008963:Molar; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation*; D051381:Rats