Facial canal 4631454 212125166 2008-05-13T15:19:30Z 78.149.163.47 /* See also */ Removed random and erroneous paragraph from this section {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = canalis nervi facialis | GraySubject = | GrayPage = | Image = Facial canal.png | Caption = Route of [[facial nerve]], with facial canal labeled| Image2 = Canalisnervifacialis.PNG| Caption2 = View of the inner wall of the [[Eardrum|tympanum]]. (Facial canal visible in upper left.)| Precursor = | System = | Artery = | Vein = | Nerve = | Lymph = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = c_04 | DorlandsSuf = 12208699 | }} 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== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|Facial+canal}} {{musculoskeletal-stub}} {{Cranium}} {{Foramina of skull}} [[hu:Canalis nervi facialis]]