Caroticotympanic arteries
- Caroticotympanic arteries
Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteriae caroticotympanicae, ramus caroticotympanicus
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BranchFrom = petrous portion of the internal carotid artery
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Vein =
Supplies = tympanic cavity
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DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12153652
The caroticotympanic branch (tympanic branch) is small; it enters the tympanic cavity through a minute foramen in the carotid canal, and anastomoses with the anterior tympanic branch of the internal maxillary, and with the stylomastoid artery.
ee also
* caroticotympanic nerves
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