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Pterygoid canal

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Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Pterygoid c. labeled at center left.)
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at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (
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Omami, Galal; Hewaidi, Gebril; Mathew, Reji (1 October 2011).
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Index


Base of skull

Artery
Artery of the pterygoid canal
Nerve
Nerve of pterygoid canal
Latin
TA98
A02.1.05.053
TA2
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FMA
54756
Anatomical terminology
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skull
anterior
foramen lacerum
middle cranial fossa
pterygopalatine fossa
nerve of pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve)
artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery)
medial pterygoid plate
sphenoid bone
pterygopalatine fossa
Medial wall of left orbit.
Anatomy figure: 22:4b-08
cranialnerves
VII

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