Occipital branch of posterior auricular artery
Occipital branch of posterior auricular artery | |
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Details | |
Source | posterior auricular artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus occipitalis arteriae auricularis posterioris |
TA98 | A12.2.05.043 A14.2.01.103 |
TA2 | 4411 |
FMA | 49644 |
Anatomical terminology |
The occipital branch of posterior auricular artery passes backward, over the
Occipitalis and the scalp in this situation and anastomoses with the occipital artery
.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 557 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)