Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

The occipital branch of posterior auricular artery passes backward over the Sternocleidomastoideus to the scalp above and behind the ear. It supplies the Occipitalis and the scalp in this situation and anastomoses with the occipital artery.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.

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