- Palatovaginal canal
Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = c. pharyngeus, c. palatovaginalis
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Caption = Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Pharyngeal canal labeled at right, tenth label from the top.)
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The palatovaginal canal (also pharyngeal canal) is a canal between thesphenoid bone and thepalatine bone that connects thenasal cavity with thepterygopalatine fossa .Contents
It is the canal for the
pharyngeal branch , a sensorygeneral somatic afferent fiber, of themaxillary nerve , itself the V2 branch of fifth cranial nerve, thetrigeminal nerve orcranial nerve V .tructure
The opening to the palatovaginal canal in the nasal cavity is located near the lateral margin of the ala of the
vomer , at the roots of thepterygoid process .External links
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