"Temporal Muscle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws; its posterior portion retracts the mandible.
| Descriptor ID |
D013703
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.600.850 A14.530.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Temporal Muscle- Temporal Muscle
- Muscle, Temporal
- Muscles, Temporal
- Temporal Muscles
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