Definition of Anterior temporal artery

1. Noun. Temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe.

Exact synonyms: Arteria Temporalis Anterior
Generic synonyms: Temporal Artery

Medical Definition of Anterior temporal artery

1. A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the anterior part of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria temporalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Temporal Artery

anterior surface of maxilla
anterior surface of pancreas
anterior surface of patella
anterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone
anterior surface of prostate
anterior surface of radius
anterior surface of suprarenal gland
anterior surface of thigh
anterior surface of ulna
anterior symblepharon
anterior synechia
anterior talar articular surface of calcaneus
anterior talofibular ligament
anterior talotibial ligament
anterior teeth
anterior temporal artery (current term)
anterior thalamic radiations
anterior tibial artery
anterior tibial bursa
anterior tibial compartment syndrome
anterior tibial lymph node
anterior tibial muscle
anterior tibial nerve
anterior tibial node
anterior tibial recurrent artery
anterior tibial veins
anterior tibiofibular ligament
anterior tibiotalar ligament
anterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament
anterior triangle of neck

Literary usage of Anterior temporal artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery of the Blood Vessels by John Shelton Horsley (1915)
"TRANSPLANTATION OF THE anterior temporal artery. Occasionally defects of the cheek, caused by accidents, or as a result of operation for malignant disease, ..."

2. Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck by John Blair Deaver (1904)
"The anterior temporal artery passes forward in a tortuous course to anastomose with the supra-orbital and frontal arteries and with the anterior temporal ..."

3. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"The deep anterior temporal artery. 3. The deep posterior temporal artery, ... 13, Deep posterior temporal artery; 14, Deep anterior temporal artery; 15, ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"In en- torn., postorbital; situated just behind or beneath the compound eyes—Anterior temporal artery, one of the two terminal branches of the superficial ..."

5. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"These lie quite superficial under the skin, above the fascia, and are distributed in this manner: First, the anterior temporal artery goes directly forwards ..."

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