Inferior tympanic canaliculus
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In the bony ridge dividing the carotid canal
from the jugular fossa
is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve
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Carotid canal
On the interior surface of the temporal bone, behind the rough surface of the apex, is the large circular aperture of the carotid canal, which ascends at first vertically, and then, making a bend, runs horizontally forward and medialward.-Contents:...
from the jugular fossa
Jugular fossa
The jugular fossa is a deep depression in the inferior part of the base of the skull. More specifically, it is located in the temporal bone, posterior to the carotid canal and the aquæductus cochleæ...
is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth of twelve pairs of cranial nerves . It exits the brainstem out from the sides of the upper medulla, just rostral to the vagus nerve...
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