Palatovaginal canal

Palatovaginal canal
Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Pharyngeal canal labeled at right, tenth label from the top.)
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Identifiers
Latincanalis palatovaginalis, canalis pharyngeus
TA98A02.1.00.064
TA2466
FMA54372
Anatomical terminology

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 

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