Artery Auditory Internal

Article about the internal auditory artery (a. Auditiva interna – BNA)

The internal auditory artery is a servant artery, which is located in the pyramids of the temporal bones.

The internal auditory artery is a branch of the external carotid artery, starts from its bifurcation and passes inside the pyramid of the temporal bone through the cochlear canal. It supplies blood to the layers of the walls of the helix and the anterior semicircular canal, the connective tissues of the mucous membrane, the malleus, the inner surface of the tympanic membrane, as well as the lateral wall