Frontal branch of superficial temporal artery
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| Artery: Frontal branch of superficial temporal artery | |
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| The arteries of the face and scalp. (Frontal branch labeled at upper right.) | |
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| Head anatomy anterior view | |
| Latin | ramus frontalis arteriae temporalis superficialis |
| Gray's | subject #144 559 |
| Source | superficial temporal artery |
| Vein | frontal vein |
The frontal branch of superficial temporal artery (anterior temporal) runs tortuously upward and forward to the forehead, supplying the muscles, integument, and pericranium in this region, and anastomosing with the supraorbital and frontal arteries.
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Outline of side of face, showing chief surface markings.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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