temporal muscle

Temple-crown muscle

Synonyms Latin: Musculus temporoparietalis Definition The temple-crown-muscle belongs to the mimic musculature and stretches here the tendon plate, which serves several muscles for the approach. It moves the scalp backwards. History Base: Tendon plate of the skull (Galea aponeurotica) Origin: above the ear on the tendon of the temporal muscle Innervation: N. facialis Function The … Temple-crown muscle

Temporal Muscle

Latin: Musculus temporalis Definition The temporal muscle is the strongest jaw-closer of the chewing muscles. This skeletal muscle works together with the masticatory muscle and the inner wing muscle to close the jaw and additionally pushes it backwards (so-called retrograde movement). History Base: mandible (Processus coronoideus mandibulae) Origin: temporal fossa (lateral surface of the skull) … Temporal Muscle