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{{Short description|Hole in the temporal bone}}
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| Name        = Hiatus for greater petrosal nerve
| Latin       = hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris, <br>hiatus canalis facialis
| Image       = Hiatuscanalisfacialis.PNG
| Caption     = Coronal section of right [[temporal bone]]. (Bristle in hiatus of facial canal labeled at upper right.)
| Image2      = Gray789.png
| Caption2    = The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone.
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The '''hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve''' is a small hole in the [[petrous part of the temporal bone]] which connects the [[facial canal]] to the [[middle cranial fossa]]. The [[greater petrosal nerve]] travels through it to branch from the [[facial nerve]] and reach the middle cranial fossa on its way to the [[pterygopalatine ganglion]].
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