æz ɪɾ ɐsˈɛndz bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɛkstˈɜːnəl ɐkˈuːstɪk mˈiːɾəs ænd mˈæstɔɪd pɹˈɑːsɛs ɪt dᵻvˈaɪdz ˌɪntʊ ɔːɹˈɪkjʊlɚ ænd ˈɑːksɪpˌɪɾəl bɹˈæntʃᵻz.
As it ascends between the external acoustic meatus and mastoid process it divides into auricular and occipital branches.