Palatovaginal canal
The palatovaginal canal (also pharyngeal canal) is a small canal formed between the sphenoidal process of palatine bone, and vaginal process of sphenoid bone.: 508 It connects the pterygopalatine fossa and: 370 and nasal cavity. It transmits the pharyngeal nerve (pharyngeal branch of maxillary nerve), and the pharyngeal branch of maxillary artery.: 508
| Palatovaginal canal | |
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Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Pharyngeal canal labeled at right, tenth label from the top.) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | c. pharyngeus, c. palatovaginalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.064 |
| TA2 | 466 |
| FMA | 54372 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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