Lesser petrosal nerve
(Redirected from Lesser superficial petrosal nerve)
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The lesser petrosal nerve is a root of the otic ganglion. Its fibers are derived from the facial and glossopharyngeal nerve via tympanic plexus. Postsynaptic fibres leaving otic ganglion join auriculotemporal nerve and inervate the parotid gland.
It passes through the foramen ovale
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