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.

Foramina of Scarpa
Anatomical terms of bone

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 162 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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