temporalis

(noun)

A broad muscle that fans out to cover much of the temporal bone on the side of the skull.

Related Terms

Examples of temporalis in the following topics:

  • Chewing Muscles

    • Temporalis - A broad muscle that fans out to cover much of the temporal bone on the side of the skull.
    • Attachments – The temporalis muscle has a wide, fan-shaped origin on the side of the skull and condenses into a tendon which attaches to the jaw.
    • Highlighted in orange, the temporalis muscle is a broad muscle extending from zygomatic bone.
    • Differentiate between the actions of the masseter and the temporalis muscles in chewing

  • Dislocated Mandible

    • For the mouth to close it requires the following muscles: the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscle.
    • The muscles that are affected during anterior jaw dislocation are the masseter and temporalis, which pull up on the mandible, and the lateral pterygoid, which relaxes the mandibular condyle.

  • Characteristics of Mammals

    • The adductor muscle that closes the jaw is composed of two muscles in mammals: the temporalis and the masseter.