temporal process of zygomatic bone
The temporal process of the zygomatic bone, directed backward and medialward, is concave, presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla, and laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa. Near the center of this surface is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal nerve. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_process_of_the_zygomatic_bone ]
Term info
temporal process of zygomatic bone
- facies temporalis ossis zygomatici
- processus temporalis (os zygomaticum)
- processus temporalis ossis zygomatici
- zygomatic bone temporal process
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uberon
UBERON:0004654
Term relations
- skeletal element projection
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some jugal bone
- part of some zygomatic arch