Tympanic canal
System
Musculoskeletal
Tympanic canal
Definition
A minute canal that passes from the petrous portion of the temporal bone between the jugular fossa and carotid canal to the floor of the tympanic cavity and transmits the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
Also known as canaliculus tympanicus, jacobson's canaliculus, tympanic canal, tympanic canaliculus — per UBERON
The Tympanic canal is a part of the Musculoskeletal.