<prompt> Sensory supply of from external auditory meatusPterygomandibular ganglionGeniculate ganglionFacial nerve nucleusAuriculotemporal nerve  <response>: The skin lining the anterior half of the meatus is supplied by the auriculotemporal nerve, and that lining the posterior half, by the auricular branch of the vagus. Ref: BD Chaurasias HUMAN ANATOMY, Volume 3, 6th edition 368 