Alveolar canals

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Bone: Alveolar canals
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Left maxilla. Outer surface (alveolar canals labeled at center right)
Latin Canales alveolares maxillae
Gray's subject #38 158

The alveolar canals are apertures in the center of the infratemporal surface of the maxilla. The alveolar canals transmit the posterior superior alveolar vessels and nerves.

References

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.