deep temporal arteries
{{Short description|Artery of the head}}
{{Infobox artery
| Name = Deep temporal arteries
| Latin = arteria temporalis profunda anterior, arteria temporalis profunda posterior
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| Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Post. deep temporal and ant. deep temporal labeled at center top.)
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| BranchFrom = Maxillary artery (2nd part)
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The deep temporal arteries are two arteries of the head. They ascend between the temporalis muscle and the pericranium. They anastomose with the middle temporal artery, among other vessels. They supply the temporalis muscle.
Structure
File:External carotid artery with branches.jpgThe deep temporal arteries consist of an anterior and a posterior artery. They are branches of the maxillary artery, a terminal branch of the external carotid artery.{{Cite journal|last1=Quisling|first1=R. G.|last2=Seeger|first2=J. F.|date=1975-03-01|title=Orbital anastomoses of the anterior deep temporal artery|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00335020|journal=Neuroradiology|language=en|volume=8|issue=5|pages=259–262|doi=10.1007/BF00335020|issn=1432-1920|hdl=2027.42/46672|hdl-access=free}} They ascend between the temporalis muscle and the pericranium.
= Connections =
The deep temporal arteries anastomose with the middle temporal artery.
The anterior artery communicates with the lacrimal artery by means of small branches which perforate the zygomatic bone and greater wing of the sphenoid bone. It may also communicate with the ophthalmic artery, a branch of the internal carotid artery.
Function
The deep temporal arteries supply the temporalis muscle.
Clinical significance
The deep temporal arteries may be affected by giant cell arteritis.{{Cite journal|last1=Veldhoen|first1=Simon|last2=Klink|first2=Thorsten|last3=Geiger|first3=Julia|last4=Vaith|first4=Peter|last5=Glaser|first5=Cornelia|last6=Ness|first6=Thomas|last7=Duwendag|first7=Dirk|last8=Both|first8=Marcus|last9=Bley|first9=Thorsten A.|date=2014-11-01|title=MRI displays involvement of the temporalis muscle and the deep temporal artery in patients with giant cell arteritis|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-014-3255-1|journal=European Radiology|language=en|volume=24|issue=11|pages=2971–2979|doi=10.1007/s00330-014-3255-1|pmid=24895039 |issn=1432-1084|url-access=subscription}} This may be diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging.
Other animals
The deep temporal arteries are found in other animals, including dogs.{{Cite journal|last1=Suwa|first1=Fumihiko|last2=Tominaga|first2=Saisuke|last3=Kumagai|first3=Hideo|date=1978|title=On the Posterior Deep Temporal Artery of the Dog|url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ofaj1936/55/5/55_255/_article/-char/ja/|journal=Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica|volume=55|issue=5|pages=255–263|doi=10.2535/ofaj1936.55.5_255|doi-access=free|pmid=750948 }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{NormanAnatomy|lesson4}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|infratempfossaart}})
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