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/Elsevier c_04/12208699 FMA 54952 | TA A02.1.06.009 | |
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Latin canalis nervi facialis, canalis facialis |
The facial canal (Canalis nervi facialis)(also known as the 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.‹See TfD› 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.
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