Pterygoid canal
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Pterygoid canal | |
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Details | |
Artery | artery of the pterygoid canal |
Nerve | nerve of pterygoid canal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Canalis pterygoideus |
TA98 | A02.1.05.053 |
TA2 | 639 |
FMA | 54756 |
Anatomical terminology |
The pterygoid canal (also vidian canal) is a passage in the sphenoid bone of the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.
Structure[]
The pterygoid canal runs through the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to the back wall of the pterygopalatine fossa.
Contents[]
It transmits the nerve of pterygoid canal, (Vidian nerve), the artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery), and the vein of the pterygoid canal (Vidian vein).
Additional images[]
Medial wall of left orbit.
External links[]
- Anatomy figure: 22:4b-08 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
Categories:
- Foramina of the skull
- Musculoskeletal system stubs