Caroticotympanic arteries
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.
| Caroticotympanic arteries | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Precursor | aortic arch 2 |
| Source | petrous portion of the internal carotid artery |
| Supplies | tympanic cavity |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteriae caroticotympanicae, ramus caroticotympanicus |
| TA98 | A12.2.06.005 |
| TA2 | 4464 |
| FMA | 71691 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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