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facial nerve canal

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A Z-shaped canal running through the temporal bone from the internal acoustic meatus to the stylomastoid foramen. It is located within the middle ear region, according to its shape it is divided into three main segments: the labyrinthine, the tympanic, and the mastoidal segment . [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_canal ]

Term info

Label

facial nerve canal

Synonyms
  • canalis nervi facialis
  • facial canal
database cross reference
latin term
canalis nervi facialis [ FMA : 54952 FMA : TA ]

has related synonym

fallopian canal

id

UBERON:0018413

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