The
middle temporal artery occasionally gives off a zygomatico-orbital branch, which runs along the upper border of the
zygomatic arch
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, between the two layers of the
temporal fascia, to the lateral angle of the
orbit
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.
This branch, which may arise directly from the
superficial temporal artery, supplies the
orbicularis oculi, and anastomoses with the lacrimal and palpebral branches of the
ophthalmic artery.
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Arteries of the head and neck
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