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"