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Artery: Deep temporal arteries 
Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Post. deep temporal and ant. deep temporal labeled at center top.) Latin arteria temporalis profunda anterior, arteria temporalis profunda posterior Gray's subject #144 561 Source maxillary artery (2nd part) 
Branches of the maxillary artery.
The deep temporal arteries, two in number, anterior and posterior, ascend between the Temporalis and the pericranium.
They supply the muscle, and anastomose with the middle temporal artery.
The anterior communicates with the lacrimal artery by means of small branches which perforate the zygomatic bone and great wing of the sphenoid.
See also
External links
- deep+temporal+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (infratempfossaart)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
List of arteries of head and neck (TA A12.2.05–08, GA 6.549) CC cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) · facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial / nasal septum, lateral nasal, angular)1st part / mandibular2nd part / pterygoid3rd part / pterygopalatineorbital group:anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) · posterior ethmoidal · lacrimal (lateral palpebral) · medial palpebral · terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal)
ocular group: central retinal · ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) · hypophysial (superior, inferior)ACA (anterior communicating, medial striate) · MCA (anterolateral central, Orbitofrontal artery, Prefrontal artery, Superior terminal branch, Inferior terminal branch, Anterior temporal branch) · posterior communicating · anterior choroidalSC Categories:- Cardiovascular system stubs
- Arteries of the head and neck
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