Fallopian canal – Clinical anatomy
- It is a bony canal in the temporal bone through which the facial nerve passes
- Starts at internal acoustic meatus
- Ends at stylomastoid foramen
- It is the longest bony canal for a nerve in our body
- Clinical importance:
- As the presence of a rigid bony canal does not provide for any space for expansion, inflammatory swelling of facial nerve can cause ischemia of nerve
- When the bony canal is dehiscent, infections of the middle ear can affect the facial nerve
Synonyms / Alternate names:
- Aqueduct of Falloppio
- Canalis nervi facialis
- Facial canal
- Aqueductus fallopii
- Fallopian aqueduct
