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Internal auditory meatus
Canal within the temporal bone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The internal auditory meatus (also meatus acusticus internus, internal acoustic meatus, internal auditory canal, or internal acoustic canal) is a canal within the petrous part of the temporal bone of the skull between the posterior cranial fossa and the inner ear.
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Internal auditory meatus | |
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![]() Right temporal bone. Inner surface. | |
![]() Diagrammatic view of the fundus of the right internal acoustic meatus. | |
Details | |
System | Petrous part of the temporal bone of the skull |
Identifiers | |
Latin | meatus acusticus internus |
TA98 | A02.1.06.033 |
TA2 | 671 |
FMA | 53163 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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