Palatovaginal canal
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| Palatovaginal canal | |
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| Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Pharyngeal canal labeled at right, tenth label from the top.) | |
| Latin | c. pharyngeus, c. palatovaginalis |
| Gray's | subject #46 180 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_04/12208776 |
The palatovaginal canal (also pharyngeal canal) is a canal between the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone that connects the nasal cavity with the pterygopalatine fossa.
[edit] Structure
The opening to the palatovaginal canal in the nasal cavity is located near the lateral margin of the ala of the vomer, at the roots of the pterygoid process.
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