Temple

Temple indicates the side of the head behind the eyes. The underlying bony framework comprises of the temporal bone as well as part of the sphenoid bone.

The temple region is covered over by the temporalis fascia. Numerous important structures are found in the temple region, between the bone and the temporalis fascia. These include:

• The temporalis muscle,

• Deep temporal arteries (branches of maxillary artery),

• Deep temporal nerves (branches of V3),

• Middle temporal artery (branch of superficial temporal artery), and

• Zygomaticofacial nerve (branch of V2).