Dissection of left temporal region
Tendon of temporal muscle, lateral view
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Image #64-5
Dissection of left temporal region
Tendon of temporal muscle, lateral view
A branch of the masseteric nerve (6) is visible as it passes into the unnamed layer of muscle (4) described previously (64-4). Fatty connective tissue has been removed from the space between this muscle and the tendon of the temporal muscle.
- Branch anterior deep temporal nerve supplying superficial parts of temporalis muscle
- Nerve and artery in zygomaticofacial foramen
- Cut surface of zygomatic bone
- Remnant of temporal fascia
- Branch masseteric artery
- Masseteric nerve and artery
- Tendon of masseter muscle
- Coronoid process of mandible
- Parotid duct (cut off)
- Buccal nerve
- Temporalis muscle
- Tendon of temporalis muscle
- Middle temporal artery
- Zygomatic arch (partially removed)
- Joint capsule of mandible
- Superficial temporal artery
- Branches of facial nerve
- Parotid gland (reflected)
- Ramus of mandible