| Temporal branches of the facial nerve | |
|---|---|
 Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves (labeled at center bottom, sixth from bottom, as "Temporal") | |
 The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck (temporal labeled at center, between eye and ear.) | |
| Details | |
| From | Facial nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami temporales nervi facialis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.109 |
| TA2 | 6302 |
| FMA | 53291 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The temporal branches of the facial nerve (frontal branch of the facial nerve) crosses the zygomatic arch to the temporal region, supplying the auriculares anterior and superior, and joining with the zygomaticotemporal branch of the maxillary nerve, and with the auriculotemporal branch of the mandibular nerve.
The more anterior branches supply the frontalis, the orbicularis oculi, and corrugator supercilii, and join the supraorbital and lacrimal branches of the ophthalmic. The temporal branch acts as the efferent limb of the corneal reflex.