Inferior tympanic canaliculus

Inferior tympanic canaliculus

Infobox Bone
Name = Inferior tympanic canaliculus
Latin = c. tympanicus
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GrayPage = 144



Caption = Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Inferior tympanic canaliculus labeled at left, fourth from the top.)


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In the bony ridge dividing the carotid canal from the jugular fossa is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.

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