Prominence of the facial canal
- Prominence of the facial canal
Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = prominentia canalis facialis
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Caption = View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left; promontory labeled at center.)
Caption2 = Coronal section of right temporal bone. (Prominence of the facial canal labeled at top, fourth from the left.)
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The prominence of the facial canal (prominence of aqueduct of Fallopius) indicates the position of the bony canal in which the facial nerve is contained; this canal traverses the labyrinthic wall of the tympanic cavity above the fenestra vestibuli, and behind that opening curves nearly vertically downward along the mastoid wall.
ee also
* facial canal
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