Tympanic plexus

Tympanic plexus
View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Grooves for tympanic plexus labeled at center.)
Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Tympanic plexus labeled at center.)
Details
From	caroticotympanic nerves, tympanic nerve
Identifiers
Latin	plexus tympanicus
TA	A14.2.01.140
FMA	77533
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

In the tympanic cavity, the tympanic nerve (a branch of CN IX) divides into branches which form the tympanic plexus. This plexus is located on the surface of the promontory.

This tympanic plexus gives off:

The branches of the tympanic cavity provide innervation to the mucosa of the middle ear. The lesser petrosal nerve provides autonomic parasympathetic fibers that eventually innervate the parotid gland.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)