It accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) through the internal acoustic meatus.

[1][2] It accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) through the internal acoustic meatus.

[1] The labyrinthine artery supplies blood to the inner ear.

[1][3] It also supplies the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) along its length.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 580 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)ocular group: central retinal