temporalis muscle
temporal muscle
temporalis
musculus temporalis

The temporal muscle, also known as the temporalis, is one of the muscles of mastication.

Initial facial changes usually involve the area of the face covered by the temporal or buccinator muscles.

The temporal nerves innervates the temporal muscle or the skin and can be either:

This is supported by the toothless rostrum which would make catching prey with a pincer movement difficult, and the small size of the temporal muscles.

However, the lateral slips of the temporal muscles are thicker and stronger in black bears.

And it was there; the slight but regular twitching of the temporal muscles which I had dreaded.

Flat temporal muscles fanned across her cheekbones and temples.

They do, though, still have the temporal orbit (which resembles an opening) and the temporal muscles.

In either case, the temporal muscles extend to the top of the parietal where they almost join.

Yount says tension headaches with these characteristics are often caused by inflammation of the temporal muscle, which is used for chewing.