What is the temporal region and where is it located?

The temporal region is the area on the side of the skull, bounded above by the superior temporal line and below by the zygomatic arch. It is commonly referred to as the temple.

What are the layers of soft tissue in the temporal region?

From superficial to deep, the temporal region has six layers: skin, connective tissue, extension of epicranial aponeurosis, temporal fascia, temporalis muscle, and pericranium.

What is the temporal fascia and what does it do?

The temporal fascia is a thick, fibrous aponeurotic structure that covers the temporalis muscle. It attaches to the temporal line and zygomatic arch, encloses fat and nerves, and relates to superficial vessels and nerves.

What is the temporalis muscle and what is its function?

The temporalis is a broad, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the temporal fossa and fascia, passes deep to the zygomatic arch, and inserts into the mandible's coronoid process. It is involved in mastication (chewing).

Why is the temporal fascia clinically important?

The temporal fascia is the thickest fascia in the body and is commonly harvested as a graft in tympanoplasty to repair the tympanic membrane (eardrum).

What structures are related to the superficial surface of the temporal fascia?

The superficial surface of the temporal fascia relates to the superficial temporal vessels, auriculotemporal nerve, and temporal branches of the facial nerve.

How does the temporal fascia differ in some animals?

In some animals, such as tortoises, the temporal fascia is replaced by bone to form a complete temporal tunnel, unlike in humans where it remains a soft tissue structure.

Temporal Region – Temporal Fossa & Fascia

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