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Internal auditory veins

 
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Vein: Internal auditory veins
Latin venae labyrinthi
Gray's subject #232 1059
Drains to inferior petrosal sinus, transverse sinuses
Artery internal auditory artery

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.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.


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