THE HEAD AND NECK 



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gland it ascends in front of the auricle, in company with the 

 auriculo-temporal nerve, which lies between the vessel and the 

 auricle, and, after a course of about 2 inches, it divides into its 

 two terminal branches. 



Branches. — These are as follows: (i) transverse facial; 

 (2) articular ; (3) anterior auricular ; (4) middle temporal ; 

 (5) orbital ; and (6) terminal, namely, anterior temporal and 

 posterior temporal. 



The transverse facial branch will be described in connection 

 with the face. It arises within the parotid gland, and in its course 



Transverse Facial 



Supra4>rbital 

 Frontal 



Superficial 

 Temporal 



Occipital - 



Internal Maxillary 

 Posterior Auricular 



Lateral Nasal 



Occipital 

 Internal Carotid 



External Carotid 



Inferior Labial 



'' Submental 

 * ^^ Submaxillary Gland 



\ Facial 



Lingual 

 Superior Thyroid 



Fig. 438. — The Arteries of the Right Side of the Head (after 

 L. Testot's ' Anatomie Humaine '). 



furnishes glandular branches. The articular branches supply the 

 temporo-mandibular joint. The anterior auricular branches supply 

 the outer aspect of the auricle, and in part the meatus auditorius 

 extemus. The middle temporal branch pierces the temporal fascia 

 and temporal muscle immediately above the zygoma, and then 

 ascends in a groove on the outer surface of the squamous part of 

 the temporal bone. It gives branches to the temporal muscle, and 

 anastomoses with the deep temporal arteries, which are branches 

 of the internal maxillary. The orbital branch passes forwards close 

 above the zygoma, where it lies between the two layers of the 

 temporal fascia. It is distributed to the outer part of the orbi- 

 cularis palpebrarum muscle. The anterior temporal branch passes 

 forwards and upwards in a tortuous manner, and is distributed 



