Superior tympanic artery
Arteria tympanica superior
Definition
A superior tympanic artery runs in the canal for the Tensor tympani, and supplies this muscle and the lining membrane of the canal.
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/).
