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.
Superiorly, it is a single layer, attached to the entire extent of the
superior temporal line
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; but inferiorly, 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.
The
parotid fascia proceeds to the temporal fascia.
References
Fascial spaces of the head and neck
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