Occipital branch of posterior auricular artery
Ramus occipitalis arteriae auricularis posterioris
- Related terms: Occipital branch; Occipital branch (Posterior auricular artery)
Definition
The occipital branch passes backward, over the Sternocleidomastoideus, to the scalp above and behind the ear. It supplies the occipitalis and the scalp in this situation and anastomoses with the occipital artery.
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
