Temporal muscle (temporalis)
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a. location: entire temporal fossa.
b. origin (4):
-narrow strip of parietal bone
-greater part of temporal squama
-temporal surface of frontal bone
-temporal surface of the great wing of the sphenoid bone
c. insertion (3):
-lateral and medial aspects of the coronoid process
-ramus (anterior/medial surface)
-retromolar pad
d. actions (2): elevation and retraction of jaw
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