Canal (anatomy)
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In anatomy
, a canal (or canalis in Latin
) is a tubular passage or channel which connect different regions of the body.
Examples include:
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, a canal (or canalis in Latin
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) is a tubular passage or channel which connect different regions of the body.
Examples include:
- Head/Skull
- Infraorbital canalInfraorbital canalNot to be confused with the infraorbital groove and infraorbital foramen, which are on opposite ends of the canal.One of the canals of the orbital surface of the maxilla, the infraorbital canal, opens just below the margin of the orbit...
- Alveolar canalsAlveolar canalsThe infratemporal surface of the maxilla is pierced about its center by the apertures of the alveolar canals, which transmit the posterior superior alveolar vessels and nerves....
- Palatovaginal canal
- Greater palatine canalGreater palatine canalThe greater palatine canal is a passage in the skull that transmits the greater palatine artery, vein, and nerve between the pterygopalatine fossa and the oral cavity.-Structure:...
- Incisive canalsIncisive canalsIn the opening of the incisive foramen, the orifices of two lateral canals are visible; they are named the incisive canals or foramina of Stensen....
- Mandibular canalMandibular canalThe mandibular canal is a canal within the mandible that contains the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery, and inferior alveolar vein...
- Pterygoid canalPterygoid canalThe pterygoid canal is a passage in the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.-Structure:...
- Semicircular canal
- Infraorbital canal
- Pelvis, abdomen and thigh
- Adductor canalAdductor canalThe adductor canal is an aponeurotic tunnel in the middle third of the thigh, extending from the apex of the femoral triangle to the opening in the Adductor magnus, the Adductor hiatus.-Boundary:...
- Femoral canalFemoral canalThe femoral sheath has three compartments. The lateral compartment contains the femoral artery, the intermediate compartment contains the femoral vein, and the medial and smallest compartment is called the femoral canal. The femoral canal contains efferent lymphatic vessels and a lymph node...
- Inguinal canalInguinal canalThe inguinal canal is a passage in the anterior abdominal wall which in men conveys the spermatic cord and in women the round ligament. The inguinal canal is larger and more prominent in men.-Site:...
- Pudendal canalPudendal canalThe pudendal canal is an anatomical structure in the pelvis through which the internal pudendal artery, internal pudendal veins, and the pudendal nerve pass.-Structure:...
- Obturator canalObturator canalThe obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane. It connects the pelvis to the thigh.The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal.-Pathology:...
- Anal canalAnal canalThe anal canal is the terminal part of the large intestine.It is situated between the rectum and anus, below the level of the pelvic diaphragm. It lies in the anal triangle of perineum in between the right and left ischioanal fossa....
- Adductor canal
- Other
- Spinal canalSpinal canalThe spinal canal is the space in vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes. It is a process of the dorsal human body cavity. This canal is enclosed within the vertebral foramen of the vertebrae...
- Spinal canal
See also
- Foramen
- Fossa
- Canaliculus