Temporalis muscle
The
temporalis muscle is one of the muscles of mastication. It arises from the
temporal bone and inserts into the coronoid process of the
mandible. Contraction of the temporalis muscle closes the jaw.
As with the other muscles of mastication, control of the temporalis muscle comes from the third (mandibular) branch of the trigeminal nerve.
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