In the
maxilla, occasionally two additional canals are present in the middle line of the palatine process; they are termed the foramina of Scarpa, and when present transmit the
nasopalatine nerves, the left passing through the anterior, and the right through the posterior canal.
See also
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Antonio Scarpa – anatomist
References
External links
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Foramina of the skull
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