Pterygoid canal


The pterygoid canal is a passage in the sphenoid bone of the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.

Structure

The pterygoid canal runs through the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to the back wall of the pterygopalatine fossa.

Contents

It transmits the nerve of pterygoid canal,, the artery of the pterygoid canal, and the vein of the pterygoid canal.

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