Temporal process of the zygomatic bone

Study entry

Description

A process that runs backward.

Relations

With the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, it forms the zygomatic arch; the lower margin and the medial surface of the zygomatic bone and arch give origin to the masseter.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest