temporal process of zygomatic bone
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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 ]
Synonyms: zygomatic bone temporal process processus temporalis (os zygomaticum) facies temporalis ossis zygomatici processus temporalis ossis zygomatici
Term information
- MA:0002812
- SCTID:122772003
- FMA:52904
- Wikipedia:Temporal_process_of_the_zygomatic_bone
- EMAPA:37807 (MA:th)
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- skeletal element projection
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some jugal bone
- part of some zygomatic arch