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Temporalis

Type
Muscle
Japanese
側頭筋
Reading
そくとうきん
English
Temporalis
Latin
Musculus temporalis
Main functions
Mastication / Jaw movement

Connections

Origin

  • Temporal bone
  • Parietal bone
  • Frontal bone
  • Sphenoid bone

Insertion

  • Mandible

Nerve supply

  • Mandibular nerve

Part of

  • Muscles of mastication

Articles

  • Temporalis muscle: origin, insertion, function and nerve

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