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Source posterior auricular artery Latin ramus occipitalis arteriae auricularis posterioris | ||
The occipital branch of posterior auricular artery passes backward, over the Sternocleidomastoideus, to the scalp above and behind the ear. It supplies the Occipitalis and the scalp in this situation and anastomoses with the occipital artery.
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