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 | |
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Latin | foramen zygomaticofaciale |
TA98 | A02.1.14.010 |
TA2 | 828 |
FMA | 53169 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
Inferior to the foramen is a slight elevation which gives origin to the zygomaticus muscle.[citation needed]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 164 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)