Frontal branch of superficial temporal artery
Ramus frontalis arteriae temporalis superficialis
- Related terms: Frontal branch; Frontal branch (Superficial temporal artery)
Definition
The Frontal Branch 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.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
