page_title: Facial canal
hierarchical_section_title: Facial canal
context_page_description: The facial canal, also known as the Fallopian canal, first described by Gabriele Falloppio, is a Z-shaped canal running through the temporal bone from the internal acoustic meatus to the stylomastoid foramen. In humans it is approximately 3 centimeters long, which makes it the longest human osseous canal of a nerve. It is located within the middle ear region, according to its shape it is divided into three main segments: the labyrinthine, the tympanic, and the mastoidal segment. It contains Cranial Nerve VII, also known as the facial nerve.
context_section_description: The facial canal (Canalis nervi facialis), also known as the Fallopian canal, first described by Gabriele Falloppio, is a Z-shaped canal running through the temporal bone from the internal acoustic meatus to the stylomastoid foramen.  In humans it is approximately 3 centimeters long, which makes it the longest human osseous canal of a nerve. It is located within the middle ear region, according to its shape it is divided into three main segments: the labyrinthine, the tympanic, and the mastoidal segment.  It contains Cranial Nerve VII, also known as the facial nerve.
caption: View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Facial canal visible in upper left; promontory labeled at center)
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