See Also
1. Ear Neuroanatomy
2. Ear Anatomy
Anatomy
1. Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
2. Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)

Internal auditory canal structure (C0149591)
Definition (NCI)	A canal in the petrous region of the temporal bone that serves as the passage for cranial nerves (mainly the VII and VIII cranial nerves) towards the middle and inner ear.
Concepts	Body Space or Junction (T030)
SnomedCT	62505001, 264484004
Spanish	estructura del canal auditivo interno, estructura de conducto auditivo interno, estructura del conducto auditivo interno (estructura corporal), estructura del conducto auditivo interno, estructura de conducto auditivo interno (estructura corporal), meato auditivo interno, canal auditivo interno (estructura corporal), canal auditivo interno, estructura del canal auditivo interno (estructura corporal), conducto auditivo interno (estructura corporal), conducto auditivo interno
English	Meatus acusticus internus, Internal acoustic meatus, auditory canal internal, auditory canals internal, internal auditory canal, internal auditory meatus, Internal Auditory Canal, Internal auditory canal, Internal auditory meatus, IAC - Internal auditory canal, IAM - Internal auditory meatus, Internal auditory canal structure (body structure), Internal auditory canal structure, Internal auditory meatus (body structure)
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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Internal Auditory Canal