Temporalis muscle

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The temporalis muscle is one of the muscles of mastication.

The muscle can be felt if one places their fingers on their temples (on the sides of their head, just behind the eyebrows), while clenching and unclenching their teeth.

The temporalis muscle is covered by the temporal aponeurosis which has its origin in the superior temporalis line and inserts in the zygomatic bone. This aponeurosis is composed of one superficial layer and one deep layer and between them there is a space filled up with fat tissue.

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Muscles of the — — — — — LIST OF ALL MUSCLES

scalp: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) | (Gray's [s105])

eyelid: orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii | (Gray's [s106])

nose: procerus - nasalis - depressor septi nasi - dilatator naris posterior - dilatator naris anterior - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | (Gray's [s107])

mouth: levator labii superioris - levator anguli oris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - depressor labii inferioris - depressor anguli oris - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius | (Gray's [s108])

mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial) | (Gray's [s109])

extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) | intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter | (Gray's [s227])

hearing: auricularis anterior - stapedius - tensor tympani | (Gray's [s228]-Gray's [s232])

larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid | (Gray's [s236])

tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis) | (Gray's [s242])

palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus | (Gray's [s243])

pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus | (Gray's [s244])

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