Quick Facts
Origin: Lacrimal artery.
Course: Passes along the lateral wall of the orbit and enters the temporal fossa via zygomaticotemporal foramen.
Branches: None.
Supplied Structures: Skin of the temporal fossa.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The lacrimal artery accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the superior surface of the lateral rectus muscle. Here, it gives off two zygomatic branches, the zygomaticofacial and the zygomaticotemporal arteries (Standring, 2016).
Course
The zygomaticotemporal artery accompanies the zygomaticotemporal nerve in the lateral wall of the orbit. It enters the temporal fossa via the zygomaticotemporal foramen (Netter, 2011).
Branches
There are no named branches, however, the zygomaticotemporal artery anastomosis with the deep temporal arteries.
Supplied Structures
The zygomaticotemporal artery supplies the overlying skin of the temporal fossa.
References
Netter, F. H. (2011) Atlas of Human Anatomy. Saunders/Elsevier.
Standring, S. (2016) Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Gray's Anatomy Series 41 edn.: Elsevier Limited.
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