2023年11月3日 · The zygomatic bone has three surfaces: lateral, posteromedial and orbital. The lateral (facial) surface faces towards the outside. It is smooth and convex, and it features a small opening called the zygomaticofacial foramen .

Each zygomatic bone is diamond-shaped and composed of three processes with similarly named associated bony articulations: frontal, temporal, and maxillary. Each process of the zygomatic bone forms important structures of the skull.

2024年8月20日 · The zygomatic bones join with several other bones of the face, including the nose, jaw, portions of the eye, and bones just in front of the ears. The zygomatic bone consists of cartilage when a fetus is in utero, with bone-forming immediately after birth.

2022年2月18日 · Find out about the zygomatic bone/cheekbone – its definition, where it is located, & what it does, along with its anatomy, parts, & labeled diagram

2023年6月5日 · The zygomatic bones are a pair of diamond-shaped, irregularly-shaped bones that protrude laterally and form the prominence of the cheeks, a portion of the lateral wall, the orbit floor, and some portions of the temporal fossa and infratemporal fossa.

zygomatic bone, diamond-shaped bone below and lateral to the orbit, or eye socket, at the widest part of the cheek. It adjoins the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit and the sphenoid and maxilla within the orbit.

2025年1月16日 · The zygomatic bone (also known as zygoma or malar bone) is an important facial bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. It is roughly quadrangular in shape. Gross anatomy. Zygoma has three surfaces, five borders, and two processes. Surfaces

2025年1月18日 · The zygomatic bone is a complex, irregularly shaped bone that is located in the middle of the face, between the temporal bone and the maxilla. It is comprised of three main parts: the body, the temporal process, and the zygomatic process.

2020年9月14日 · The zygomatic bone or cheekbone is a paired, irregular facial bone. Both zygoma contribute to mastication, eye-socket structure, and speech.

Each zygomatic bone has four margins, three surfaces (orbital, temporal, lateral or facial), and three processes (frontal, temporal, maxillary or orbital). The bone houses the zygomatic canal for the passage of the zygomatic nerve and blood vessels.