A minute canal that passes from the petrous portion of the temporal bone between the jugular fossa and carotid canal to the floor of the tympanic cavity and transmits the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve. [ http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tympanic-canal ]
Synonyms: jacobson's canaliculus tympanic canal canaliculus tympanicus tympanic canaliculus
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Term information
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cross reference
- BIRNLEX:2561
- FMA:56460
preferred term when talking about an instance of this class in Homo sapiens
tympanic canal
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