Sphenomandibularis

The Sphenomandibularis is a muscle attaching to the sphenoid bone and the mandible.cite journal |author=Dunn GF, Hack GD, Robinson WL, Koritzer RT |title=Anatomical observation of a craniomandibular muscle originating from the skull base: the sphenomandibularis |journal=Cranio |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=97–103; discussion 104–5 |year=1996 |pmid=8949864 |doi=] cite web |url=http://www.drjimboyd.com/book/spheno.htm |title=Sphenomandibularis |accessdate=2008-03-10 |format= |work=] It is a muscle of mastication.cite journal |author=Geers C, Nyssen-Behets C, Cosnard G, Lengelé B |title=The deep belly of the temporalis muscle: an anatomical, histological and MRI study |journal=Surg Radiol Anat |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=184–91 |year=2005 |pmid=15821860 |doi=10.1007/s00276-004-0306-3]

It is considered by many sources to be a portion of the temporalis, rather than a distinct muscle.cite journal |author=Türp JC, Cowley T, Stohler CS |title=Media hype: musculus sphenomandibularis |journal=Acta Anat (Basel) |volume=158 |issue=2 |pages=150–4 |year=1997 |pmid=9311425 |doi=] cite web |url=http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/martinidemo/chapter11/medialib/CH11/html/ch11_4_1.html |title=Chapter 11: The Muscular System |accessdate=2008-03-10 |format= |work=] cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1511/is_n1_v18/ai_18974493 |title=Hack's anatomy - Gary Hack claims to have discovered a new facial muscle that others claim is part of the temporalis muscle - The Top Science Stories of 1996 - Brief Article | Discover | Find Articles at BNET.com |accessdate=2008-03-10 |format= |work=]

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