Zygomatic bone

In the human skull, the zygomatic bone (from Ancient Greek: ζῠγόν, romanized: zugón, lit.'yoke'), also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone which articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal fossa and the infratemporal fossa. It presents a malar and a temporal surface; four processes (the frontosphenoidal, orbital, maxillary, and temporal), and four borders.

Zygomatic bone
Left zygomatic bone in situ
Side view of the teeth and jaws (zygomatic visible in center)
Details
Part ofSkull
Identifiers
Latinos zygomaticum, zygoma
TA98A02.1.14.001
TA2818
FMA52747
Anatomical terms of bone
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