The temporal muscle, also known as the temporalis, is one of the muscles of mastication. It is a broad, fan-shaped muscle on each side of the head that fills the temporal fossa, superior to the zygomatic arch so it covers much of the temporal bone.
There are four classical muscles of mastication. During mastication, three muscles of mastication are responsible for adduction of the jaw, and one helps to abduct it. All four move the jaw laterally. Other muscles, usually associated with the hyoid, such as the mylohyoid muscle, are responsible for opening the jaw in addition to the lateral pterygoid.
A sagittal crest is a ridge of bone running lengthwise along the midline of the top of the skull of many mammalian and reptilian skulls, among others. The presence of this ridge of bone indicates that there are exceptionally strong jaw muscles. The sagittal crest serves primarily for attachment of the temporalis muscle, which is one of the main chewing muscles. Development of the sagittal crest is thought to be connected to the development of this muscle. A sagittal crest usually develops during the juvenile stage of an animal in conjunction with the growth of the temporalis muscle, as a result of convergence and gradual heightening of the temporal lines.
The temple indicates the side of the head behind the eye between the forehead and the ear. The bone beneath is the temporal bone as well as part of the sphenoid bone.
Hylarana temporalis, commonly known as the bronzed frog or Günther's golden-backed frog, is a species of true frog found in the riparian evergreen forests of the highlands of southwestern Sri Lanka. They are found abundantly on or close to the ground near water. Individuals are not shy and react by jumping only when provoked. They are important prey of many species of snakes, including the vine snake. Some related species found in the Western Ghats of India were formerly included in this species but were separated in a 2014 study.
The red-browed finch is an estrildid finch that inhabits the east coast of Australia. This species has also been introduced to French Polynesia. It is commonly found in temperate forest and dry savannah habitats. It may also be found in dry forest and mangrove habitats in tropical region.
The squamous part of temporal bone, or temporal squama, forms the front and upper part of the temporal bone, and is scale-like, thin, and translucent.
The temporal fascia covers the temporalis muscle.
The mandible's coronoid process is a thin, triangular eminence, which is flattened from side to side and varies in shape and size.
The Bocage's weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in riparian zones of Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northwestern Zambia.
The Sphenomandibularis is a muscle attaching to the sphenoid bone and the mandible. It is a muscle of mastication.
Hemilophini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.
Adesmus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Adesmus turrialba is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1999. It is known from Costa Rica and Panama.
Adesmus mosapyra is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2006.
Adesmus murutinga is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2004. It is known from Colombia.
Adesmus griseus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900. It is known from Venezuela.
Adesmus hemispilus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1821. It is known from Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.
Adesmus nigriventris is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fleutiaux and Sallé in 1889. It is known from Guadeloupe.
Adesmus verticalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1824. It is known from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
