Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone.

The otic ganglion and its branches.
Details
Source Middle meningeal artery
Identifiers
Latin Ramus petrosus arteriae meningeae mediae
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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