Facial canal

Facial canal

Infobox Anatomy
Name = Facial canal
Latin = canalis nervi facialis
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Caption = Route of facial nerve, with facial canal labeled


Caption2 = View of the inner wall of the 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 [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] . 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.Fact|date=August 2008

ee also

* Facial nerve
* Prominence of the facial canal
* Hiatus of the facial canal

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