Hypoglossal canal
Canalis nervus hypoglossi
Definition
The hypoglossal canal lies at the bottom of the ventral condylar fossa, in a deep depression on the exocranial surface of the lateral part of the occipital bone, rostrolaterally behind the condyle. It passes right through the bone to allow passage of the twelfth cranial nerve, the hypoglossal nerve.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 3rd Edition. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques. Tome 1. Ostéologie. 5th Edition. MaxiPrim, Pertuis, 2020.
