- Source: Superior tympanic artery
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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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 561 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- Superior tympanic artery
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