VASCULAR
TYPES OF ARTERIES
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Transverse facial artery
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Inferior labial artery
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Infraorbital artery
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Posterior auricular artery
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Detailed explanation-1: -The posterior auricular artery is a smaller muscular artery that branches from the external carotid artery. This artery travels to the region posterior to the ear. The function of the posterior auricular artery is to perfuse the scalp and the ear.
Detailed explanation-2: -The anterior auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery are distributed to the anterior portion of the auricula, the lobule, and part of the external meatus, anastomosing with the posterior auricular. They supply the external acoustic meatus and the visible part of the ear.
Detailed explanation-3: -Deep auricular and anterior tympanic artery supplies the external acoustic meatus and deep surface of the tympanic membrane, respectively. The middle meningeal artery is a major branch of the internal maxillary artery and has very significant clinical scenarios discussed later.
Detailed explanation-4: -Posterior auricular artery (Arteria auricularis posterior)-Yousun Koh.