Supplies tympanic cavity FMA 71691 | TA A12.2.06.005 | |
Source petrous portion of the internal carotid artery Latin arteriae caroticotympanicae, ramus caroticotympanicus | ||
The caroticotympanic artery (tympanic branch) is a small branch of the internal carotid artery; it enters the tympanic cavity through a minute foramen in the carotid canal, and anastomoses with the anterior tympanic branch of the internal maxillary, and with the posterior tympanic branch of the stylomastoid artery.
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