Zygomaticofacial foramen

Summary

The zygomaticofacial foramen is a small[citation needed] opening upon the lateral (facial) surface of the zygomatic bone near the bone's orbital border. It gives passage to the zygomaticofacial nerve, artery, and vein. It is often doubled; it is sometimes absent.[1]

Zygomaticofacial foramen
The skull seen from front (zygomaticofacial foramen labeled at center right)
Left zygomatic bone. Malar surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latinforamen zygomaticofaciale
TA98A02.1.14.010
TA2828
FMA53169
Anatomical terms of bone
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Inferior to the foramen is a slight elevation which gives origin to the zygomaticus muscle.[citation needed]

References edit

  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 164 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 615. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links edit

  • Anatomy figure: 22:01-08 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center