Main Model
Blood Vessels : 60 Posterior auricular artery
Posterior auricular artery, a small posterior branch of the external carotid artery, is usually the last preterminal branch. It ascends posteriorly between the external acoustic meatus and mastoid process to supply the adjacent muscles; parotid gland; facial nerve; and structures in the temporal bone, auricle, and scalp.
Posterior auricular artery
Origin: External carotid artery
Course: Passes posteriorly, deep to parotid gland, along styloid process between mastoid process and ear
Distribution: Auricle of ear and scalp posterior to auricle