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The anterior auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery are distributed to the anterior portion of the auricula, the lobule, and part of the external meatus, anastomosing with the posterior auricular. They supply the external acoustic meatus and the visible part of the ear. Arterial vascular pattern of the auricle:
The anterior auricular muscle is supplied is supplied by the temporal branch of the facial nerve (VII). [2] [3] It may also receive some small branches from the auriculotemporal nerve, a branch of the mandibular nerve, itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (V). [4]
The anterior auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery - "rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis" Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Auricular branch .
This is a list of arteries of the human body.. The aorta; The arteries of the head and neck. The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery
Anterior auricular branches; Anterior auricular veins; Anterior cardinal vein; Anterior cecal artery; Anterior ciliary arteries; Anterior communicating artery;
The extrinsic auricular muscles are the three muscles surrounding the auricula or outer ear: anterior auricular muscle; superior auricular muscle; posterior auricular muscle; The superior muscle is the largest of the three, followed by the posterior and the anterior. In some mammals these muscles can adjust the direction of the pinna.
The labyrinthine artery is a branch of either the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) or the basilar artery. [1] [2] It accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) through the internal acoustic meatus. [1] It divides into a cochlear branch and a labyrinthine (or anterior vestibular) branch. [1]
The auricular branch of the vagus nerve is often termed the Alderman's nerve ("a reference to the old Aldermen of the City of London and their practice of using rosewater bowls at ceremonial banquets, where attendees were encouraged to place a napkin moistened with rosewater behind their ears in the belief that this would aid digestion") or Arnold's nerve (an eponym for Friedrich Arnold).