Facial canal
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Latin = canalis nervi facialis |
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Caption = Route of [[facial nerve]], with facial canal labeled|
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Caption2 = View of the inner wall of the [[Eardrum|tympanum]]. (Facial canal visible in upper left.)|
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The '''facial canal''' is a canal running from the [[internal acoustic meatus]] to the [[stylomastoid foramen]], with approximately 3cm total length is the longest osseous canal of a nerve in a man <ref>Weiglein, A.H., Postnatal development of the facial canal an investigation based on cadaver dissections and computed tomography, Surgical and radiologic anatomy, Volume: 18, Issue: 2 (June 1, 1996), pp: 115-123</ref>. It is located within the middle ear region, and it is divided into three segments: the labyrinthine, the tympanic, and the mastoidal segment.
The '''facial canal''' is also referred to as the aqueduct of Fallopius and Fallopian Canal in honour of [[Gabriele Falloppio]] who first observed it.
==See also==
* [[facial nerve]]
* [[prominence of the facial canal]]
* [[hiatus of the facial canal]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{eMedicineDictionary|Facial+canal}}
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{{Cranium}}
{{Foramina of skull}}
[[hu:Canalis nervi facialis]]