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canalis pterygoideus (par)

Identification
Official Latin term canalis pterygoideus (par)
Official subsidiary term pterygoid canal (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U542
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit canalis pterygoideus (par)
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: os sphenoidale
Taxonomic links Level 1: complexus anatomicus Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: canalis anatomicus Short Extended
Level 3: canalis cranii
Language selection
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition a horizontally running canal that passes forward through the base of the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to open into the posterior wall of the pterygopalatine fossa just medial and inferior to the foramen rotundum; it transmits the pterygoid vessels and nerves.
THIS canalis pterygoideus
Genus THIS isa canalis cranii
Defining property 1 THIS isCanalin pterygoid process Invalid 542
Defining property 2 THIS isContainerof nerve of pterygoid canal Invalid 6803
Defining property 3 THIS isContainerof artery of pterygoid canal
Defining property 4 THIS isContainerof vein of pterygoid canal
Autogenerated definition A pterygoid canal is a cranial canal [canalis cranii] which is a canal in pterygoid process [processus pterygoideus] and contains nerve of pterygoid canal [nervus canalis pterygoidei] and contains artery of pterygoid canal [arteria canalis pterygoidei] and contains vein of pterygoid canal [vena canalis pterygoidei]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U259
systema skeletale SOS
TAH:U268
systema skeletale axiale SOS
TAH:U402
ossa cranii XOS
TAH:U490
os sphenoidale SOX
TAH:U542 canalis pterygoideus (par) PES
Taxonomy
Date: 15.12.2025