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temporalis muscle
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  temporalis muscle - muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jawsmusculus temporalis, temporal muscle, temporalisskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes |
EncyclopediaSeemuscletemporalis muscle
tem·po·ra·lis mus·cle (tem-pŏr-ālis mŭsĕl) Origin, temporal fossa; insertion, coronoid process of mandible and anterior border of ramus; action, elevates mandible (closes jaw); its posterior, nearly horizontally-oriented fibers are the primary retractors of the protruded mandible; nerve supply, deep temporal branches of mandibular division of trigeminal.
Synonym(s): musculus temporalis [TA] , temporal muscle. temporalis muscleMuscle of mastication. Origin: temporal fossa of skull. Insertion: coronoid process of mandible. Nerve: trigeminal (CN V). Action: closes mouth, clenches teeth, retracts jaw. See: headfor illus.See also: muscletem·po·ra·lis mus·cle (tem-pŏr-ālis mŭsĕl) Origin, temporal fossa; insertion, coronoid process of mandible and anterior border of ramus; action, elevates mandible (closes jaw); its posterior, nearly horizontally-oriented fibers are the primary retractors of the protruded mandible; nerve supply, deep temporal branches of mandibular division of trigeminal.
Synonym(s): musculus temporalis [TA] , temporal muscle. temporalis muscle
Related to temporalis muscle: Masseter muscle, medial pterygoid muscle, lateral pterygoid muscleSynonyms for temporalis musclenoun muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandibleSynonyms- musculus temporalis
- temporal muscle
- temporalis
Related Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
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