Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone.
The otic ganglion and its branches.
Details
SourceMiddle meningeal artery
Identifiers
LatinRamus petrosus arteriae meningeae mediae
TA98A12.2.05.066
TA24436
FMA49719
Anatomical terminology

The petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery enters the hiatus for greater petrosal nerve, supplies the facial nerve and anastomoses with the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery.

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References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 560 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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