Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery

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Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery
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The arteries of the face and scalp
(anterior auricular visible but not labeled)
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Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Latin Rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis
Source Superficial temporal artery
Anterior auricular veins
Supplies External acoustic meatus and pinna
Identifiers
Dorlands
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Anatomical terminology
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The anterior auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery are distributed to the anterior portion of the auricula, the lobule, and part of the external meatus, anastomosing with the posterior auricular. They supply the external acoustic meatus and the visible part of the ear

References

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


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