A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surface of the petrous TEMPORAL BONE. It transmits the endolymphatic duct and two small blood vessels.
Entry Term(s)
Aqueduct of Vestibule
NLM Classification #
WV 255
Previous Indexing
Vestibular Apparatus (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under VESTIBULE 1990-90; was see under VESTIBULAR APPARATUS 1979-89
History Note
91(79); was see under VESTIBULE 1990-90; was see under VESTIBULAR APPARATUS 1979-89
A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surface of the petrous TEMPORAL BONE. It transmits the endolymphatic duct and two small blood vessels.