Unit page, primary language: EN, subsidiary: LA, interface: EN, work in progress

posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term canaliculus posterior chordae tympani nervi facialis (par)
Official term posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U554
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani (pair)
Links of entity generic: posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: bones of cranium Short Extended
Level 3: temporal bone (pair) Short Extended
Level 4: petrosal part of temporal bone (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical conduit Short Extended
Level 3: cranial canal
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Notes
The chorda tympani passes from the facial canal through the posterior tympanic canaliculus to enter the tympanic cavity, then leaves through the anterior tympanic canaliculus to reach the petrotympanic fissure.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
skeletal system SOS
TAH:U268
axial skeletal system SOS
TAH:U402
bones of cranium XOS
TAH:U544
temporal bone (pair) UOX
TAH:U545
petrosal part of temporal bone (pair) UOU
TAH:U554 posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani (pair) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025