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Definition of Zygomatic arch

Zygomatic arch
Zygomatic yg`o*mat"ic (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. Zygomatic arch, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. In the lower vertebrates other bones may help to form it, and there may be two arches on each side of the skull, as in some reptiles. Zygomatic process, a process of the temporal or squamosal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch.

Meaning of Zygomatic arch from wikipedia

- In anatomy, the zygomatic arch (colloquially known as the ch**** bone), is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a...
- occasionally referred to as the zygoma, but this term may also refer to the zygomatic arch. The malar surface is convex and perforated near its center by a small...
- refers to the zygomatic bone or occasionally the zygomatic arch. The supraorbital margin of the frontal bone ends laterally in its zygomatic process, which...
- of the lower border and from the whole of the medial surface of the zygomatic arch. Its fibers p**** downward and forward, to be inserted into the upper...
- zygomaticus major muscle is a muscle of the face. It arises from either zygomatic arch (ch****bone); it inserts at the corner of the mouth. It is innervated...
- each side of the head that fills the temporal fossa, superior to the zygomatic arch so it covers much of the temporal bone. Temporal refers to the head's...
- at the anterior maxilla (near the zygomaticomaxillary suture), the zygomatic arch, and the orbital floor near the infraorbital canal. On physical exam...
- refers to the anatomical arrangement of the m****eter muscle and the zygomatic arch (ch**** bone) in the skulls of rodents. This system plays a crucial role...
- that is a part of the skull. It is situated below and medial to the zygomatic arch. It is not fully enclosed by bone in all directions. It contains superficial...
- Zygomatic (from Gr**** ζύγωμα (zygōma), "yoke") may refer to: Zygomatic arch Zygomatic bone Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve Zygomaticus major muscle...