In the lateral part of the jugular fossa of the temporal bone is the mastoid canaliculus for the entrance of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve.
| Mastoid canaliculus | |
|---|---|
 Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Label for mastoid canaliculus is on left, sixth from the top.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | canaliculus mastoideus |
| TA98 | A02.1.06.044 |
| TA2 | 681 |
| FMA | 56459 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
Additional images
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
References
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 144 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
edit- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
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