Facial Canal [Canalis Facialis, Pna: Canalis Facialis (Fallopii), Bna; Canalis Nervi Facialis, Jna; Syn.: Facial Nerve Canal, Fallopian Cana]

The facial canal (lat. sinus facialis) is a canal in the upper part of the temporal (stony) part of the skull, connecting the bottom of the internal auditory canal with its lateral process. It has 2 openings: the stylomastoid and the lateral process of the canal. The canal runs in the pyramids of the temporal bones inside the pyramid and ends in the middle of the beak of the mastoid process, open outward.

The canal is formed by the same elements as the midbrain canal and is, in fact, a remnant of the midbrain. The inner ear is separated from the midbrain by the brain

The facial canal, or facial canal of the pyramidal temporal ossicle [facial canal, canalis facialis / facialis canalis / fallopii canalis], begins at the origin of the inner ear and passes through the paramedian along the lower part of the parietal canal. This canal has an opening that serves as an entrance for its contents - the facial nerve and part of the intermediate nerve. The opening of the facial canal on a line within the pterion lies behind the inferior edge of the middle temporal lobe, at a point called the tuber sella. The Facial Channel is located close to the cerebral cortex, but is not directly connected to the brain. According to its composition, the Facial Canal

Facial canal

The facial canal, or facial (as well as facial external, auricular) aqueduct, lies inside the pyramid of the temporal bone at the bottom of the anterior cranial fossa, separating the pyramid from its stony part; has a length of about 30 mm with a diameter of about 2–4 mm, lined with pia mater, striated muscle tissue and connective tissue. The facial and intermediate nerve trunks, surrounding