Internal acoustic meatus
System
Sensory (Ear)
SNOMED CT
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Internal acoustic meatus
Definition
The internal auditory meatus (also internal acoustic meatus, internal auditory canal, and internal acoustic canal) is a canal in the petrous bone of the temporal bone of the skull that carries nerves from inside the cranium towards the middle and inner ear compartments namely cranial nerve VII and cranial nerve VIII.
The Internal acoustic meatus is a part of the Sensory (Ear).
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Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Internal auditory canal meningioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |