Preferred Label : zygomatico-orbital artery;
Uberon definition : The middle temporal artery occasionally gives off a zygomatico-orbital branch, which
runs along the upper border of the zygomatic arch, between the two layers of the temporal
fascia, to the lateral angle of the orbit. This branch, which may arise directly from
the superficial temporal artery, supplies the Orbicularis oculi, and anastomoses with
the lacrimal and palpebral branches of the ophthalmic artery.;
Uberon related term : zygomaticooerbital branch; zygomaticoorbital branch;
Origin ID : 0015157;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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The middle temporal artery occasionally gives off a zygomatico-orbital branch, which
runs along the upper border of the zygomatic arch, between the two layers of the temporal
fascia, to the lateral angle of the orbit. This branch, which may arise directly from
the superficial temporal artery, supplies the Orbicularis oculi, and anastomoses with
the lacrimal and palpebral branches of the ophthalmic artery.
