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OPTIC CANAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
canalis opticus
Latin
A02.1.05.021
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A bony channel from the middle cranial fossa to the optic foramen in the small wing of the sphenoid bone, transmitting the optic nerve and the ophthalmic artery.

OBS

optic canal: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.05.021: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
canalis opticus
Latin
A02.1.05.021
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Canal s'étendant du centre de la fosse crânienne à l'apex de l'orbite, compris entre les racines de la petite aile et le corps du sphénoïde et livrant passage au nerf optique et à l'artère ophtalmique.

OBS

canal optique : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.05.021 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
canalis opticus
Latin
A02.1.05.021
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Canal que atraviesa la base del ala menor del esfenoides y por el que pasan el nervio óptico y la arteria oftálmica.

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