Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The temporal fascia covers the Temporalis muscle.It is a strong fibrous investment covered laterally by the Auricularis anterior and superior by the galea aponeurotica and by part of the Orbicularis oculi.The superficial temporal vessels and the auriculotemporal nerve cross it from below upward.Above it is a single layer attached to the entire extent of the superior temporal line; but below where it is fixed to the zygomatic arch it consists of two layers one of which is inserted into the lateral and the other into the medial border of the arch.A small quantity of fat the orbital branch of the superficial temporal artery and a filament from the zygomatic branch of the maxillary nerve are contained between these two layers.It affords attachment by its deep surface to the superficial fibers of the Temporalis.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.
