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temporal artery

DEFINITIONS OF: temporal artery

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n any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe

Types:
anterior temporal artery, arteria temporalis anterior
temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
arteria temporalis intermedia, intermediate temporal artery
temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
arteria temporalis posterior, posterior temporal artery
temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe
Type of:
arteria cerebri, cerebral artery
any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
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