Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
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.
| 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 | |
| Source | Middle meningeal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Ramus petrosus arteriae meningeae mediae |
| TA | A12.2.05.066 |
| FMA | 49719 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 560 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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