| Artery: Caroticotympanic arteries | |
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| Latin | arteriae caroticotympanicae, ramus caroticotympanicus |
| Gray's | subject #146 568 |
| Supplies | tympanic cavity |
| Source | petrous portion of the internal carotid artery |
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.
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