Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery | |
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![]() The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone. | |
![]() The otic ganglion and its branches. | |
Details | |
Latin | Ramus petrosus arteriae meningeae mediae |
Source | Middle meningeal artery |
Identifiers | |
Gray's | p.560 |
Dorlands /Elsevier | r_02/12691548 |
TA | A12.2.05.066 |
FMA | 49719 |
Anatomical terminology |
The petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery enters the hiatus for greater petrosal nerve, supplies the facial nerve and anastomoses with the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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