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Temporalis
Meaning
Noun
●
In Muscles & Late Latin:
A fan-shaped
muscle
which
arises
from the
surface
of the
temporal fossa
and
converges
to an
aponeurosis
which
contracts
into a
thick
flat
tendon
inserted
into the
coronoid process
of the
mandible
; it
serves
to
raise
the
lower jaw
and is
involved
in
closing
the
mouth
and chewing.
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Related
Quadriceps
Masseter
Quadratus
Mandibular
Buccinator
Intercostals
Mandible
Femoral
Posterolateral
Contralateral
Iliopsoas
Posterior
Septal
Muscle
Suboccipital
Levator
Ipsilateral
Diaphragmatic
Occipital
Medial
Parietal
Tibialis
Tibial
Sternocleidomastoid
Extensor
Anteriorly
Interosseous
Maxillary
Dorsal
Iliac
Latissimus Dorsi
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
Levator Ani
Deltoid Muscles
Biceps Femoris
Spinous Processes
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Rhymes
Vocalis
Nasalis
Mentalis
Orbitalis
Frontalis
Lingualis
Temporalis
Occipitalis
Occipitofrontalis
Ansa Cervicalis
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