Facial canal

Facial canal
Route of facial nerve, with facial canal labeled
View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	canalis nervi facialis, canalis facialis
Dorlands /Elsevier	c_04/12208699
TA	A02.1.06.009
FMA	54952
Anatomical terminology []

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. 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.

Lateral head anatomy detail. Facial nerve dissection.

Tympanic cavity. Facial canal. Internal carotid artery.