The medial wall and part of the posterior and anterior walls of the right tympanic cavity, lateral view. (Artery not shown, but tensor tympani muscle indicated with arrow)
Details
Precursor
Stapedial artery
Source
Middle meningeal artery
Supplies
Tensor tympani muscle
Identifiers
Latin
arteria tympanica superior
TA98
A12.2.05.067
TA2
4437
FMA
49720
Anatomical terminology
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The superior tympanic artery is a small artery in the head. It is a branch of the middle meningeal artery. On entering the cranium it runs in the canal for the tensor tympani muscle and supplies this muscle and the lining membrane of the canal.
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