Temporal line
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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.
Parietal bone
The parietal bones are bones in the human skull which, when joined together, form the sides and roof of the cranium. Each bone is roughly quadrilateral in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, and four angles. It is named from the Latin pariet-, wall....
in an arched direction are two curved lines, the superior and inferior temporal lines; the former gives attachment to the temporal fascia
Temporal fascia
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....
, and the latter indicates the upper limit of the muscular origin of the Temporalis.
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