See Also: arteria auricularis posterior(medicine)
arteria auricularis profunda(medicine)
arteria anastomotica auricularis magna(medicine)
nervus auricularis posterior(medicine)
musculus auricularis posterior(medicine)
plexus auricularis posterior(medicine)
vena auricularis posterior(medicine)
arteria meningea posterior(medicine)
arteria temporalis posterior(medicine)
arteria caecalis posterior(medicine)

arteria auricularis posterior (medicine)


arteria auricularis posterior -->
posterior auricular artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin: posterior aspect of external carotid just above the digastric muscle; course: ascends first between parotid gland and styloid process then between cartilage of auricle and the mastoid process; branches: muscular (digastric, stylohyoid and sternocleidomastoid), glandular (parotid), stylomastoid artery, occipital and auricular; anastomoses: anterior tympanic artery (via the stylomastoid artery) and occipital artery.

Synonym: arteria auricularis posterior.