See Also: internal auditory foramen(medicine)
external auditory foramen(medicine)
internal auditory canal(medicine)
internal auditory artery(medicine)
internal auditory meatus(medicine)
internal auditory veins(medicine)
fundus of internal auditory meatus(medicine)
internal medicine(medicine)
internal medicine(encyclopedia)
internal medicine(dictionary)

internal auditory foramen (medicine)


internal auditory foramen -->
opening of internal acoustic meatus


The inner opening of the internal acoustic meatus on the posterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone.

Synonym: porus acusticus internus, internal acoustic foramen, internal acoustic pore, auditory pore, internal auditory foramen, orifice of internal acoustic meatus.