Labyrinthine artery

The labyrinthine artery (auditory artery, internal auditory artery), a long slender branch of the basilar (85%-100% cases) or anterior inferior cerebellar artery(<15% cases), arises from near the middle of the artery; it accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve through the internal acoustic meatus, and is distributed to the internal ear.^[1]

See also

• Superior cerebellar artery

Notes

1. ^ Refer to diagram.

External links

• labyrinthine+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 13048.000-1

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