| Tympanic canaliculus | |
|---|---|
 Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (tympanic canaliculus labeled at left, fourth from the top.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | canaliculus tympanicus |
| TA98 | A02.1.06.049 |
| TA2 | 685 |
| FMA | 56460 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The tympanic canaliculus (also Jacobson's canaliculus, tympanic canal, inferior tympanic canaliculus, or temporal canaliculus) is a minute canal in the bony ridge that separates the carotid canal and jugular foramen.[1][2] The proximal opening of the canal is situated upon the inferior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone; its distal opening is situated upon the floor of the tympanic cavity.[1] The canal gives passage to the tympanic nerve (tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve) (CN IX)) and inferior tympanic artery[3][2]
- ^ a b "tympanic canaliculus". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ a b Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 1139.
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 586. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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