Abstract
Taylor and Palmer introduced an angiosome (vascular) concept in reconstructive plastic surgery in 1987. The angiosome is considered a segment of a nerve (cranial or peripheral nerve) supplied by a primary source of blood vessels. To observe the arteries supplying the vestibulocochlear nerves (VIII) from the brainstem till their termination. To analyse the neurovascular relationship of the vestibulocochlear nerve. In total, 45 formalin-fixed cadaveric heads with the base of the skull were studied by dissection and histological methods. At the level of the pontomedullary junction, it is supplied by the anterior inferior cerebellar artery; within the internal acoustic canal, the cochlear nerve is provided by the cochlear artery, the vestibular nerve is supplied by a vestibular artery, which is the fine branch of the labyrinthine artery. Their vascular supply influences the functioning of nerves. The labyrinthine artery is a thin, slender end artery, making it more vulnerable to circulatory disturbances.
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