A long slender branch of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (85%-100% cases) or basilar 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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthine_artery ]
Synonyms: arteria auditiva interna internal auditory artery arteria labyrinthi
Term information
- EMAPA:37093 (MA:th)
- Wikipedia:Labyrinthine_artery
- FMA:50548
- SCTID:148672009
- NCIT:C32834
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- head blood vessel
- artery
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some internal ear
- connected to some anterior inferior cerebellar artery