Musculus temporoparietalis

Origin: inner side of the auricle.

Insertion: galea aponeurotica.

Innervation: n. facialis.

Function: moves the mandible forward, up and back.

It is part of the m. epicranius.

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References

• ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomie 1. 2. edition. Grada, 2001. 497 pp. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• HUDÁK, Radovan – KACHLÍK, David. Memorix anatomie. 2. edition. Triton, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7387-712-5.