Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: June 14, 2024
Preferred Name

superficial temporal artery
Synonyms

arteria temporalis superficialis

Definitions

A major artery of the head that arises from the external carotid artery when it bifurcates into the superficial temporal artery and maxillary artery. Its pulse is palpable superior to the zygomatic arch, anterior and superior to the tragus. [WP,unvetted].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001614

altLabel

arteria temporalis superficialis

ccf_is_provisional

false

ccf_part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001070

ccf_pref_label

superficial temporal artery

connected to

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001070

definition

A major artery of the head that arises from the external carotid artery when it bifurcates into the superficial temporal artery and maxillary artery. Its pulse is palpable superior to the zygomatic arch, anterior and superior to the tragus. [WP,unvetted].

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Gray1200.png

has part

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000071

has related synonym

arteria temporalis superficialis

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0001614

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim

isDefinedBy

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl

label

superficial temporal artery

notation

UBERON:0001614

overlaps

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000071

prefLabel

superficial temporal artery

xRef

FMA:49650

SCTID:181325005

MA:0002062

Wikipedia:Superficial_temporal_artery

BTO:0003747

EMAPA:37118

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0035398

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001632

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