supraorbital artery


su·pra·or·bi·tal ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, ophthalmic; distribution, frontalis muscle and scalp; anastomoses, branches of the superficial temporal and supratrochlear. Synonym(s): arteria supraorbitalis [TA]

su·pra·or·bi·tal ar·te·ry

(sū'pră-ōr'bit-ăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, ophthalmic; distribution, frontalis muscle and scalp; anastomoses, branches of the superficial temporal and supratrochlear.
Synonym(s): arteria supraorbitalis [TA] .

supraorbital artery

A branch of the ophthalmic artery; it supplies blood to the forehead, frontal sinus, and frontal scalp. See also: artery