- Facial canal
Infobox Anatomy
Name = Facial canal
Latin = canalis nervi facialis
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Caption = Route offacial 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 theinternal acoustic meatus to thestylomastoid 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 ofGabriele Falloppio who first observed it.Fact|date=August 2008ee also
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Facial nerve
*Prominence of the facial canal
*Hiatus of the facial canal References
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