Caroticotympanic nerves

The caroticotympanic nerves are nerves which supply the eardrum ("tympanum") and carotid canal. They are the postganglionic sympathetic fibers from internal carotid plexus which enter the tympanic cavity via the caroticotympanic artery. These fibers join the tympanic plexus which are located on the surface of the promontory.

Caroticotympanic nerves
Details
Frominternal carotid plexus
Totympanic plexus
Identifiers
Latinnervi caroticotympanici
TA98A14.2.01.142
TA26648
FMA67562
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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