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...
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strong jaw muscles. The sagittal crest serves primarily for attachment of the temporalis muscle, which is one of the main chewing muscles. Development...
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Deep temporal arteries (redirect from Arteria temporalis profunda)
the temporalis muscle and the pericranium. They anastomose with the middle temporal artery, among other vessels. They supply the temporalis muscle. The...
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Bruxism (category Pathology of temporomandibular joints, muscles of mastication and associated structures)
Headaches, particularly pain in the temples, caused by muscle pain associated with the temporalis muscle. Excessive tooth wear, particularly attrition, which...
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Infratemporal fossa (section Muscles)
contains superficial muscles, including the lower part of the temporalis muscle, the lateral pterygoid muscle, and the medial pterygoid muscle. It also contains...
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or neither in the cover of dermal bone that formerly covered the temporalis muscle, whose origin is the temple and whose insertion is the jaw. The word...
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Post-orbital constriction (section Temporalis Muscle)
portions of the anterior temporalis muscle are inversely correlated in size, with the anterior being larger. Although the temporalis muscle is used for chewing...
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Temporal fossa (redirect from Fossa temporalis)
outer surfaces of four bones of the skull. The fossa is filled by the temporalis muscle. Medial/floor: frontal bone, parietal bone, (squamous part of) temporal...
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Temporal fascia (redirect from Temporalis fascia)
deep temporal fascia: 357 ) is a fascia of the head that covers the temporalis muscle and structures situated superior to the zygomatic arch. The fascia...
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include the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles. The disease is usually bilateral. MMM is caused by the presence of 2M fibers in the muscles of the...
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the mandibular nerve (CN V3) and provide motor innervation to the temporalis muscle. They usually arise from (the anterior division of) the mandibular...
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another change in the shape of the temporalis muscle. The main constraint to opening the jaws is that the temporalis muscle will tear if it is stretched past...
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Skeletal muscle (commonly referred to as muscle) is one of the three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the other being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. They...
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The platysma muscle is a superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid. It covers the anterior surface of the neck superficially...
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muscles are: The masseter (composed of the superficial and deep head) The temporalis (the sphenomandibularis is considered a part of the temporalis by...
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would have supported the forces generated by the temporalis. The size and orientation of the temporalis is similar to carnivorans, where it corresponds...
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Sphenomandibularis (redirect from Sphenomandibularis muscle)
the temporalis, rather than a distinct muscle. Dunn GF, Hack GD, Robinson WL, Koritzer RT (1996). "Anatomical observation of a craniomandibular muscle originating...
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scalp after applying anaesthetics and antibiotics to the patient. The temporalis muscle is reflected, and all surrounding soft tissues are removed, thus completely...
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Squamous part of temporal bone (redirect from Squama temporalis)
articulation with the great wing of the sphenoid. Squama temporalis Squama temporalis Squama temporalis This article incorporates text in the public domain...
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pterygomandibular space by the lateral pterygoid muscle inferiorly and from the superficial temporal space by the temporalis muscle laterally. The deep temporal space...
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the mandibular coronoid process. Along with the other three muscles of mastication (temporalis, medial pterygoid, and lateral pterygoid), the masseter is...
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on either side of the mandibular ramus and on either side of the temporalis muscle. This is also referred to as the masseter space or the superifical...
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the head, and is paired on either side. It is located deep to the temporalis muscle The inferior portion of the deep temporal space is also termed the...
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This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...
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entelodont-like. The sagittal crest is reduced, suggesting a weak temporalis muscle and a relatively weak bite force. Andrewsarchus' upper jaw possesses...
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muscle, allowing the amplitude of the impulse to be known and shown on a graph. The ECMs were focussed on the masseter muscle and temporalis muscle....
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Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (category Pathology of temporomandibular joints, muscles of mastication and associated structures)
masseter, temporalis and medial and lateral pterygoid muscles. Left medial and lateral pterygoid muscles Left temporalis muscle Left masseter muscle (red highlight)...
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Superficial temporal vein (redirect from Vena temporalis superficialis)
vein, which is joined by the middle temporal vein emerging from the temporalis muscle. It then crosses the posterior root of the zygomatic arch, enters...
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nerve is stimulated with electricity, muscles that close the jaw (particularly temporalis muscle and masseter muscle) are inhibited. This is a brainstem...
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palatini branch) Lateral pterygoid nerve Lateral pterygoid muscle Deep temporal nerve Temporalis muscle (Sensory Innervation) Buccal nerve Inside of the cheek...
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