palatovaginal canal


pal·a·to·vag·i·nal ca·nal

[TA] on the undersurface of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone, a furrow that is converted into a canal by the sphenoidal process of the palatine bone; it transmits the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery and the pharyngeal nerve from the pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym(s): canalis palatovaginalis [TA], pharyngeal canal