anterior tympanic artery

{{Infobox artery

| Name = Anterior tympanic artery

| Latin = arteria tympanica anterior

| Image = Gray511.svg

| Caption = Branches of maxillary artery
(anterior tympanic artery at upper left)

| Image2 = Anterior tympanic artery.png

| Caption2 = Branches of the maxillary artery

| BranchFrom =

| BranchTo =

| Vein =

| Supplies = Middle ear

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The anterior tympanic artery (glaserian artery{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}) is a branch of (the mandibular part of) the maxillary artery. It passes through the petrotympanic fissure{{Cite book |last=Sinnatamby |first=Chummy S. |title=Last's Anatomy |publisher= Elsevier Australia|year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7295-3752-0 |edition=12th |pages=363}} to entre the middle ear where it contributes to the formation of the circular anastomosis around the tympanic membrane. It provides arterial supply to part of the lining of the middle ear. It is accompanied by the chorda tympani nerve.{{Cite book |last=Standring |first=Susan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621 |title=Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-7020-7707-4 |edition=42th |location=New York |pages=1464 |oclc=1201341621}}