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; promontory labeled at center)
Details
SystemSkeletal
NerveFacial nerve (CN VII)
Identifiers
Latincanalis nervi facialis,
canalis facialis
TA98A02.1.06.009
TA2688
FMA54952
Anatomical terminology

The facial canal (also known as the Fallopian canal) is a Z-shaped canal in the temporal bone of the skull. It extends between the internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen. It transmits the facial nerve (CN VII) (after which it is named).