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Pterygoid canal

Canalis pterygoideus

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System
Skeletal system
Regions
Head
Landmark on
Sphenoid bone
Sphenoid bone, the structure this landmark is on
Sphenoid bone, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The pterygoid canal (also vidian canal) is a passage in the sphenoid bone of the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.

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Names

Latin
Canalis pterygoideus
English
Pterygoid canal
French
Canal ptérygoïdien
Spanish
Canal pterigoideo
Portuguese
Canal pterigóideo

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