Fallopian canal
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The Fallopian canal refers to a bony canal through which the facial nerve traverses the petrous temporal bone, from the internal acoustic meatus to the stylomastoid foramen. It is, for those of you fond of trivia, the longest bony canal through which a nerve passes. It is also responsible for the silliest mnemonic dances to remember the twists and turns of the nerve.
History and etymology
It is named after Gabriele Falloppio (also known by his Latin name Fallopius), Italian anatomist (1523-1562) after whom also Fallopian tube and Fallopian ligament are named.
-<p>The <strong>Fallopian canal</strong> refers to a bony canal through which the <a href="/articles/facial-nerve">facial nerve</a> traverses the petrous <a href="/articles/temporal-bone-1">temporal bone</a>, from the <a href="/articles/internal-acoustic-meatus-old">internal acoustic meatus</a> to the <a href="/articles/stylomastoid-foramen">stylomastoid foramen</a>. It is, for those of you fond of trivia, the longest bony canal through which a nerve passes. It is also responsible for the silliest mnemonic dances to remember the twists and turns of the nerve.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It is named after <strong>Gabriele Falloppio</strong> (also known by his Latin name <strong>Fallopius</strong>), Italian anatomist (1523-1562) after whom also <a href="/articles/uterine-tube">Fallopian tube</a> and <a href="/articles/fallopian-ligament">Fallopian ligament</a> are named.</p>- +<p>The <strong>Fallopian canal</strong> refers to a bony canal through which the <a href="/articles/facial-nerve">facial nerve</a> traverses the petrous <a href="/articles/temporal-bone-1">temporal bone</a>, from the <a title="Internal acoustic meatus" href="/articles/internal-acoustic-meatus-1">internal acoustic meatus</a> to the <a href="/articles/stylomastoid-foramen">stylomastoid foramen</a>. It is, for those of you fond of trivia, the longest bony canal through which a nerve passes. It is also responsible for the silliest mnemonic dances to remember the twists and turns of the nerve.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It is named after <strong>Gabriele Falloppio</strong> (also known by his Latin name <strong>Fallopius</strong>), Italian anatomist (1523-1562) after whom also <a href="/articles/uterine-tube">Fallopian tube</a> and <a href="/articles/fallopian-ligament">Fallopian ligament</a> are named.</p>
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