Internal auditory veins

Internal auditory veins

Infobox Vein
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Latin = venae labyrinthi
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GrayPage = 1059


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DrainsTo = inferior petrosal sinus, transverse sinuses
Artery = internal auditory artery
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DorlandsPre = v_05
DorlandsSuf = 12850788
The veins of the vestibule and semicircular canals accompany the arteries, and, receiving those of the cochlea at the base of the modiolus, unite to form the internal auditory veins (or veins of labyrinth) which end in the posterior part of the superior petrosal sinus or in the transverse sinus.


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