The stylomastoid artery (lat. Ateria stylomastoideus or lat. Arteria stylopomis) is one of the arteries of the head, caught in the form of an artery of the spinous part of the occipital bone. Also known as vasa bulbi in its funnel. It is a branch of the posterior branch of the common carotid artery
The artery stylosa passes through the bony canal in the sphenoid bone and supplies the external auditory muscles, the ganglion of the lingual nerve and the contents of the middle ear. This is a small artery with many