Deep auricular artery
The deep auricular artery is a branch of the maxillary artery. The deep auricular artery pierces the external acoustic meatus. It provides arterial supply to the skin of the external acoustic meatus, and contributes arterial supply to the tympanic membrane, and (via a branch) the temporomandibular joint.
| Deep auricular artery | |
|---|---|
Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Label "Deep auric." visible at upper left.) | |
Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Deep auricular visible but not labeled.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | maxillary artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria auricularis profunda |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.054 |
| TA2 | 4423 |
| FMA | 49689 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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