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Tympanic plexus
Introduction
In the tympanic cavity the tympanic nerve divides into branches which form the tympanic plexus and are contained in grooves upon the surface of the promontory.
This plexus gives off:
- (1) the lesser superficial petrosal nerve
- (2) a branch to join the greater superficial petrosal nerve
- (3) branches to the tympanic cavity
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Editor-In-Chief: Template:Infobox Nerve C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]