anterior vestibular artery

[TA]

origin: as a terminal branch, with the common cochlear artery, of the labyrinthine artery; branch: vestibulocochlear artery; distribution: to vestibular ganglion, utricle and (especially the ampullae of the) lateral and posterior semicircular ducts.

Synonym(s): arteria vestibularis anterior [TA], arteria vestibuli ☆

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an·te·ri·or ves·ti·bu·lar ar·te·ry

(an-tēr'ē-ŏr ves-tib'yū-lăr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

Origin: as a terminal branch, with the common cochlear artery, of the labyrinthine artery; branch: vestibulocochlear artery; distribution: to vestibular ganglion, utricle and (especially the ampullae of the) lateral and posterior semicircular ducts.

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an·te·ri·or ves·ti·bu·lar ar·te·ry

(an-tēr'ē-ŏr ves-tib'yū-lăr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

Origin: as a terminal branch, with common cochlear artery, of labyrinthine artery; branch: vestibulocochlear artery; distribution: to vestibular ganglion, utricle and (especially the ampullae of the) lateral and posterior semicircular ducts.

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