Corpus: Middle temporal artery
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Synonyms: Ramus temporalis intermedius
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The intermediate temporal artery is a terminal branch of the middle cerebral artery (ACM) that supplies the temporal lobe.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The intermediate temporal artery emerges from the fissura sylvii at the level of the pars opercularis and runs obliquely backwards and downwards to the inferior temporal sulcus. It supplies the upper and middle part of the superior and medial temporal gyrus as well as the posterior and middle part of the inferior temporal gyrus.