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| *[[Palatine]] | | *[[Palatine]] |
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| + | ==Innervation== |
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| + | *Sympathetic |
| + | -Vasoconstriction occurs |
| + | -Flow of saliva is decreased |
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| + | *Parasympathetic (most important) |
| + | -Travel from the brainstem by the facial (CN VII) and glossopharyngeal (CN IX) then into branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) |
| + | -Flow of salivary fluid increases |
| + | -vasodilation occurs |
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