Internal auditory meatus
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.
| Internal auditory meatus | |
|---|---|
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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