Inferior tympanic artery

Inferior tympanic artery

Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria tympanica inferior
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Caption = Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries.


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The inferior tympanic artery is a small branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery.

It is a small branch which passes through a minute foramen in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, in company with the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve, to supply the medial wall of the tympanic cavity and anastomose with the other tympanic arteries.


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