Facial canal
| Facial canal | |
|---|---|
 Route of facial nerve, with facial canal labeled | |
 View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | canalis nervi facialis |
| TA98 | A02.1.06.009 |
| TA2 | 688 |
| FMA | 54952 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The facial canal (also known as Fallopian Canal[1] -first described by Gabriele Falloppio-) is a Z-shaped canal running through the temporal bone from the internal acoustic meatus to the stylomastoid foramen. In humans it is approximately 3 centimeters long, which makes it the longest human osseous canal of a nerve [2].[dubious – discuss] 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 [3].
See also
References
- ^ "Rauchfuss, A.; Abing, W." (2005). "Fetal development of the tympanic part of the facial canal". European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology. 243 (6): 374–377.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Weiglein AH (1996). "Postnatal development of the facial canal. An investigation based on cadaver dissections and computed tomography". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 18 (2): 115–23. doi:10.1007/BF01795229. PMID 8782317.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Einspieler, R., Weiglein, A., Anderhuber, W. and Jakse, R." (1994). ["http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7725200" ""Imaging of the facial canal by means of multiplanar angulated 2-D-high-resolution CT-reconstruction""]. Surgical and radiologic anatomy. 16 (4): 423–427. PMID 7725200.
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