Temporal parietal muscle

Synonyms

Latin: Temporoparietalis muscle
English: temporoparietal muscle

definition

The temporal and vertex muscle belongs to the facial muscles and here tensions the tendon plate, which is used by several muscles to attach. Here he moves the scalp backwards.

course

Approach: Tendon plate of the skull (Galea aponeurotica)

Origin: above the ear on the tendon of the Temporal muscle

Innervation: Facial nerve

function

The temporal and parietal muscle runs on both sides of the skull and tightens the scalp because it forms the so-called tendon plate (Galea aponeurotica) pulls backwards.