Deep temporal artery

The deep temporal artery ("deep temporal artery") is a blood vessel of the head in the depths of the temple . In humans, there are usually two deep temporal arteries , the anterior (deep temporal artery anterior ) and the posterior ( deep posterior temporalis artery ).

The temporal arteries arise from the second (intermuscular) section of the maxillary artery . They pull dorsally under the temporalis muscle and supply this muscle.

literature

• Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 404-463.