Auricular branch

Auricular branch

Auricular branch (in Latin, "ramus auricularis") can refer to any one of several different structures having to do with the ear or hearing:
*Nerves
**The auricular branch of the vagus nerve - "ramus auricularis nervi vagi" (also known as the Alderman's nerve)
*Arteries
**The auricular branch of the occipital artery - "ramus auricularis arteriae occipitalis"
**The auricular branch of the posterior auricular artery - "ramus auricularis arteriae auricularis posterioris"
**The anterior auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery - "rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis"


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