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Temporal fascia

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Temporal fascia
The temporalis; the zygomatic arch and masseter have been removed.
Muscles of the head, face, and neck. (Temporal fascia labeled at top center.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	fascia temporalis
TA98	A04.1.04.013
TA2	2138
FMA	76863
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The temporal fascia (ordeep temporal fascia^[1]^: 357) is a fascia of the head that covers the temporalis muscle and structures situated superior to the zygomatic arch.^[2]

The fascia is attached superiorly at the superior temporal line; inferiorly, it splits into two layers at the superior border of the zygomatic arch - the superficial layer then attaches to the lateral aspect of the superior border of the arch, and the deep layer to its medial aspect.^[1]^: 357

The space between the two layers is occupied by adipose tissue and contains a branch of the superficial temporal artery, and the zygomaticotemporal nerve.^[1]^: 357

Anatomy

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The temporal fascia t is a strong fibrous investment.^{[citation needed]}

Structure

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Superiorly, it is a single layer, attached to the entire extent of the superior temporal line.^{[citation needed]}

Inferiorly, where it is fixed to the zygomatic arch, it consists of two layers, one of which is inserted into the lateral, and the other into the medial border of the arch.^{[citation needed]}

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A small quantity of fat, the orbital branch of the superficial temporal artery, and a filament from the zygomatic branch of the maxillary nerve, are contained between the two layers created by the inferior split of the fascia.^{[citation needed]}

Attachments

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The superficial fibers of the temporalis muscle attach onto the deep surface of the temporal fascia.^{[citation needed]}

Relations

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Superficial to the temporal fascia are the auricularis anterior muscle and superior auricular muscle, the galea aponeurotica, and (part of) the orbicularis oculi muscle.^{[citation needed]}

The superficial temporal vessels and the auriculotemporal nerve cross it inferoposteriorly.^{[citation needed]}

The parotid fascia proceeds to the temporal fascia.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.

^ Fehrenbach, Margaret J.; Herring, Susan W. (2017). Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-323-39634-9.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 386 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)