Temporalis

Joe Muscolino

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The temporalis on the right side of the body. The masseter has been ghosted in.

The Temporalis is a muscle of mastication that moves the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). The primary muscles of mastication are:

 

ATTACHMENTS:

  • Bones of the temporal fossa to the mandible.
    • The mandibular attachment is onto the coronoid process and ramus of the mandible.

 

ACTIONS:

 

NOTES:

  1. The masseter and medial pterygoid also elevate the mandible.
  2. The temporalis is often involved with tension headaches.