Inferior tympanic artery
Small branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The inferior tympanic artery is a small branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery which passes through the tympanic canaliculus alongside the tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) to reach and provide arterial supply to the medial wall of the tympanic cavity[1] where it forms anastomoses with the other tympanic arteries.[citation needed]
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Inferior tympanic artery | |
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Details | |
Precursor | aortic arch 2 |
Source | Ascending pharyngeal artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria tympanica inferior |
TA98 | A12.2.05.013 |
TA2 | 4381 |
FMA | 49506 |
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