posterior auricular artery
The posterior auricular artery is a branch of the external carotid artery and supplies scalp posterior to the auricle and the auricle itself.
Summary
- origin: branch of the external carotid artery above digastric and stylohyoid opposite the styloid process
- course: ascends beneath the parotid toward the ear
- supply: scalp and auricle
- termination: scalp posterior to auricle
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