Middle temporal artery

Artery: Middle temporal artery
The arteries of the face and scalp. (Middle temporal visible near center.)
Lateral head anatomy detail
Latin	arteria temporalis media
Gray's	subject #144 558
Source	superficial temporal artery

The middle temporal artery arises immediately above the zygomatic arch, and, perforating the temporal fascia, gives branches to the Temporalis, anastomosing with the deep temporal branches of the internal maxillary.

It occasionally gives off a zygomaticoörbital branch, which runs along the upper border of the zygomatic arch, between the two layers of the temporal fascia, to the lateral angle of the orbit.

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  Left temporal bone. Outer surface.

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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.