Quick Facts
Origin: From the mucosa of the mastoid antrum.
Course: Run medially and emerge onto the posterior surface of the petrous temporal bone at the subarcuate fossa.
Tributaries: None.
Drainage: Mucosa of the tympanic cavity.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The tympanic vein arises as a small group of veins from the mucosa of the mastoid antrum.
Course
The tympanic vein runs medially through the arch formed by the superior semicircular canal and emerges onto the posterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone at the subarcuate fossa. They may drain into the superior petrosal sinus.
Tributaries
There are no named tributaries.
Structures Drained
The tympanic veins drain the tympanic cavity.
