KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 196 · KROK (Dentistry)

A 4-year-old child has purulent inflammation of the middle ear. The pathological process has spread to the artery that borders the anterior wall of the tympanic cavity. What vessel is involved in the pathological process?

  1. A. A. meningea media
  2. B. A. carotis externa
  3. C. A. carotis interna
  4. D. A. temporalis superficialis
  5. E. A. auricularis posterior
Hint

Recall the alternative name of the anterior wall of the tympanic cavity and which canal lies right behind it.

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