Frontal branch of superficial temporal artery

Frontal branch of superficial temporal artery
The arteries of the face and scalp (frontal branch labeled at upper right)
Head anatomy anterior view
Details
Source	Superficial temporal artery
Vein	Frontal vein
Identifiers
Latin	Ramus frontalis arteriae temporalis superficialis
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12690094
TA	A12.2.05.051
FMA	49669
Anatomical terminology []

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.

Outline of side of face, showing chief surface markings.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)