Medical Definition of Horizontal part of facial canal

1. First portion of facial canal, between beginning of canal (at the introitus of the facial canal at the end of the internal auditory meatus) and the point at which it turns to descend, beginning the descending part. There are two components (crura) of the horizontal part: the medially-located, anteriorly-directed medial crus and the laterally-placed, posteriorly-directed lateral crus, the two being continuous at a sharp bend, the genu of the facial canal. This lateral part is where the genicular ganglion is located and which communicates with the middle cranial fossa via the hiatus of the facial canal, through which the greater superficial petrosal nerve passes. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horizontal Part Of Facial Canal

horizontal fissure of cerebellum
horizontal fissure of right lung
horizontal fracture
horizontal gene transfer
horizontal growth phase
horizontal integration
horizontal market
horizontal osteotomy
horizontal overlap
horizontal parallax
horizontal part of duodenum
horizontal part of facial canal (current term)
horizontal plane
horizontal plate of palatine bone
horizontal resorption
horizontal run
horizontal section
horizontal stabiliser
horizontal stabilizer
horizontal surface
horizontal tail
horizontal transmission
horizontal vertigo

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