Temporal line
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| Temporal line | |
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| Left parietal bone. Outer surface. | |
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| Side view of the skull. (Temporal lines are slightly above tip of arrow.) | |
| Latin | linea temporalis |
| Gray's | p.134 |
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.
See also
Additional images
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Frontal bone. Outer surface.
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Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones.
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This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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