Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery

Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery

Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis
GraySubject = 144
GrayPage = 559



Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Anterior auricular visible but not labeled.)


Caption2 =
BranchFrom = superficial temporal artery
BranchTo =
Vein = anterior auricular veins
Supplies = external acoustic meatus, pinna
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = r_02
DorlandsSuf = 12688998
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.

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