Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of left temporal region
Temporal muscle, lateral view
Image #64-4
KEYWORDS: Connective tissue, Muscles and tendons, Peripheral nervous system, Scalp.
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Dissection of left temporal region
Temporal muscle, lateral view
The zygomatic arch has been resected to reveal a separate layer of muscle (8) which arises from the inner surface of the arch and inserts on the coronoid process of the mandible. This muscle fascicle is supplied by a branch of masseteric nerve (12). A delicate sheet of muscle fibres related to the temporal fascia covers the main mass of the temporal muscle and is supplied by a branch (6) of the anterior deep temporal nerve.
- Coronal suture
- Frontal bone
- Temporal line
- Temporalis muscle
- Zygomaticotemporal branches of zygomatic nerve
- Nerve filament to superficial fascicle of temporalis muscle
- Remnant of temporal fascia which was attached to zygomatic arch
- Muscle origin from zygomatic arch (bone resected)
- Zygomaticofacial branch zygomatic nerve
- Malar surface zygomatic bone
- Position of coronoid process of mandible
- Masseteric nerve
- Tendon of masseter muscle
- Branches of facial nerve (reflected with parotid gland)
- Parietal bone
- Occipitalis muscle (cut across)
- Zygomatic process temporal bone (cut across)
- Origin of posterior auricular muscle
- Occipital branch of posterior auricular nerve
- Upper pointer: Middle temporal artery Lower pointer: Superficial temporal artery
- External acoustic meatus
- Auriculotemporal nerve (cut across)
- Lesser occipital nerve
- Parotid gland (reflected posteriorly)
- Parotid duct
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle and great auricular nerve