Rostral auricular artery
Arteria auricularis rostralis
Definition
The rostral auricular artery arises at the caudal edge of the superficial temporal artery. It courses between the parotid gland and the temporalis muscle, under the rostral auricular muscles, to the auricle. It anastomoses variably with the caudal auricular artery.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
