Labyrinthine artery

Labyrinthine artery
Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. (Internal auditory artery labeled at center left.)
Details
SourceAnterior inferior cerebellar artery or basilar artery
VeinInternal auditory veins
SuppliesInner ear
Identifiers
Latinarteria labyrinthi, arteria auditiva interna
TA98A12.2.08.020
TA24551
FMA50548
Anatomical terminology

The labyrinthine artery (auditory artery, internal auditory artery) is a branch of either the anterior inferior cerebellar artery or the basilar artery. It accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) through the internal acoustic meatus. It supplies blood to the internal ear.