1.A brief review was made regarding the temporal fascia as being divided in- to three layers—the superficial,middle and deep layers.The deep layer was again divided into superficial and deep leaves near the upper border of the zygomatic arch,The superficial and middle layers connected firmly with the deep layer near the zygomatic arch and could hardly be separated apart. 2.By means of dissection,skull examination and staining of the gross sec- tions,it was confirmed that the superficial and deep layers were attached to the superior and inferior temporal lines correspondingly,while the middle layer of the temporal fascia was attached to the middle temporal line between the superior and inferior ones.On some skulls the middle temporal line did not run continuously and its shape was not well defined,though it could be seen under close investigation. 3.It was observed that not all cadavers had three layers of temporal fascia and three temporal lines each;that 13 out of 18 cadavers possessed three layers of temporal fascia while 27 out of 41 skulls had three temporal lines;hence the ratio 13:18 and 27:41.