Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery

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Artery: Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery
The arteries of the face and scalp. (Anterior auricular visible but not labeled.)
Latin rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis
Gray's subject #144 559
Supplies external acoustic meatus, pinna
Source superficial temporal artery   
Vein anterior auricular veins
Dorlands
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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.

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List of arteries of head and neck
CC/EC
cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) - facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial/nasal septum, lateral nasal, angular)
CC/IC
orbital group: posterior ethmoidal - anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) - lacrimal (lateral palpebral) - medial palpebral - terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal)
ocular group: central retinal - ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) - hypophysial (superior, inferior)
SC
meningeal - spinal (posterior, anterior) - cerebellar (PICA)
basilar: pontine - labyrinthine - cerebellar (AICA, SCA) - cerebral (PCA)
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