Internal auditory artery
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Artery: Internal auditory artery | |
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Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. | |
Latin | a. auditiva interna |
Gray's | subject #148 580 |
Source | basilar artery |
The internal auditory artery (auditory artery, labyrinthine artery), a long slender branch of the basilar artery, arises from near the middle of the artery; it accompanies the acoustic nerve through the internal acoustic meatus, and is distributed to the internal ear.
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