Temporalis muscle
Muscle on the side of the head which aids in chewing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In anatomy, the temporalis muscle, also known as the temporal muscle, is one of the muscles of mastication (chewing). It is a broad, fan-shaped convergent muscle on each side of the head that fills the temporal fossa, superior to the zygomatic arch so it covers much of the temporal bone.[1]Temporal refers to the head's temples.
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Temporalis muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | temporal lines on the parietal bone of the skull and the superior temporal surface of the sphenoid bone |
Insertion | coronoid process of the mandible and retromolar fossa |
Artery | deep temporal arteries |
Nerve | deep temporal nerves, branches of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) |
Actions | elevation and retraction of mandible |
Antagonist | platysma muscle |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus temporalis |
MeSH | D013703 |
TA98 | A04.1.04.005 |
TA2 | 2108 |
FMA | 49006 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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