Facial canal

Facial canal
Route of facial nerve, with facial canal labeled
File:Canalisnervifacialis.PNG View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left.)
Details
Latin	canalis nervi facialis, canalis facialis
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	c_04/12208699
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The facial canal (Canalis nervi facialis)(also known as Fallopian Canal -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. 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. It contains Cranial Nerve VII, also known as the facial nerve.

See also

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

Additional Images

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  Lateral head anatomy detail. Facial nerve dissection.

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  Tympanic cavity. Facial canal. Internal carotid artery.