palatovaginal/pharyngeal canal

Introduction

A furrow converted into a canal by the sphenoidal process of the palatine bone.

• situated on the under surface of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone
• transmits the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery & the pharyngeal nerve from the pterygopalatine ganglion

More general terms

• nose
• anatomic canal
• anatomic structure