Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

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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
SourceMiddle meningeal artery
Identifiers
Latinramus petrosus arteriae meningeae mediae
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

File:PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)