Temporal line

Temporal line

Infobox Bone
Name = Temporal line
Latin = linea temporalis
GraySubject = 32
GrayPage = 134


Caption = Left parietal bone. Outer surface.


Caption2 = Side view of the skull. (Temporal lines are slightly above tip of arrow.)
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DorlandsPre = l_10
DorlandsSuf = 12495892
Crossing the middle of the parietal bone in an arched direction are two curved lines, the superior and inferior temporal lines; the former gives attachment to the temporal fascia, and the latter indicates the upper limit of the muscular origin of the Temporalis.

See also

* Temporal fossa


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External links

* [http://face-and-emotion.com/dataface/anatomy/media/Morris_skull-lateralview.jpg#17 and #18] (source [http://face-and-emotion.com/dataface/anatomy/skullviews.jsp here] )
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