| Anterior tympanic artery | |
|---|---|
 Branches of maxillary artery (anterior tympanic artery at upper left) | |
 Branches of the maxillary artery | |
| Details | |
| Supplies | Middle ear |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Arteria tympanica anterior |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.055 |
| TA2 | 4425 |
| FMA | 49692 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anterior tympanic artery (glaserian artery) is a branch of (the mandibular part of) the maxillary artery.[1] It passes through the petrotympanic fissure[1][2] to entre the middle ear where it contributes to the formation of the circular anastomosis around the tympanic membrane.[2] It provides arterial supply to part of the lining of the middle ear.[1] It is accompanied by the chorda tympani nerve.[1]
Anatomy
Course and anastomoses
It passes upward behind the temporomandibular articulation, enters the tympanic cavity through the petrotympanic fissure, and ramifies upon the tympanic membrane, forming a vascular circle around the membrane with the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular, and anastomosing with the artery of the pterygoid canal and with the caroticotympanic branch from the internal carotid.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 560 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- 1 2 3 4 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1464. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
External links
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (infratempfossaart)
- Mérida Velasco, J. R.; Rodríguez Vázquez, J. F.; Jiménez Collado, J. (1997). "Anterior Tympanic Artery: Course, Ramification and Relationship with the Temporomandibular Joint". Cells Tissues Organs. 158 (3): 222–6. doi:10.1159/000147933. PMID 9394959.
- Wasicky, Richard; Pretterklieber, Michael L. (2000). "The Human Anterior Tympanic Artery: A Nutrient Artery of the Middle Ear with Highly Variable Origin". Cells Tissues Organs. 166 (4): 388–94. doi:10.1159/000016755. PMID 10867441. S2CID 83944308.
