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Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery

Rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis

  • Related terms: Anterior auricular branches; Anterior auricular branches (Superficial temporal artery)

Definition

IMAIOS

The Anterior Auricular Branches (rami auriculares anteriores) are distributed to the anterior portion of the auricula, the lobule, and part of the external meatus, anastomosing with the posterior auricular.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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