Labyrinthine artery

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Artery: Labyrinthine artery
Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. (Internal auditory artery labeled at center right.)
Latin arteria labyrinthi, arteria auditiva interna
Gray's subject #148 580
Source basilar artery
Dorlands/Elsevier a_61/12154786

The labyrinthine artery (auditory artery, internal auditory 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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