Caroticotympanic arteries
| Caroticotympanic arteries | |
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| Details | |
| Source | petrous portion of the internal carotid artery |
| Supplies | tympanic cavity |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteriae caroticotympanicae, ramus caroticotympanicus |
| TA | A12.2.06.005 |
| FMA | 71691 |
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Anatomical terminology | |
The caroticotympanic arteries (tympanic branch) are small branches of the internal carotid artery; they enter the tympanic cavity through a minute foramen in the carotid canal, and anastomose with the anterior tympanic branch of the internal maxillary, and with the posterior tympanic branch of the stylomastoid artery.
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