Temporal branches can refer to any one of several different structures near the temple (anatomy) or temporal bone:
- Nerves
- Temporal branches of the facial nerve - "rami temporales nervi facialis"
- superficial temporal branches of auriculotemporal nerve - "rami temporales superficiales nervi auriculotemporalis"
- Arteries
- Temporal branches of the middle meningeal artery
- Temporal branches of the middle cerebral artery
- posterior temporal branches of lateral occipital artery - "rami temporales posteriores arteriae occipitalis lateralis"
- anterior temporal branches of lateral occipital artery - "rami temporales anteriores arteriae occipitalis lateralis"
- Temporal branches of the superficial temporal artery
- Anterior temporal branch of superficial temporal artery - "ramus frontalis arteriae temporalis superficialis"
- Posterior temporal branch of superficial temporal artery - "ramus parietalis arteriae temporalis superficialis"
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