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  2. Zygomatic process - Wikipedia

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    The zygomatic process of the temporal bone is a long, arched process projecting from the lower part of the squamous portion of the temporal bone. It articulates with the zygomatic bone . This process is at first directed lateralward, its two surfaces looking upward and downward; it then appears as if twisted inward upon itself, and runs forward ...

  3. Zygomatic arch - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or cheek bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the side of the skull, over the opening of the ear) and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone (the side of the cheekbone), the two being united by an oblique suture (the zygomaticotemporal suture); [1] the tendon of the temporal muscle ...

  4. Zygomatic bone - Wikipedia

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    In the human skull, the zygomatic bone (from Ancient Greek: ζῠγόν, romanized: zugón, lit. 'yoke'), also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone, situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forming part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, of the temporal fossa and the infratemporal fossa.

  5. Temporalis muscle - Wikipedia

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    It passes medial to the zygomatic arch. It forms a tendon which inserts onto the coronoid process of the mandible, with its insertion extending into the retromolar fossa posterior to the most distal mandibular molar. [3] In other mammals, the muscle usually spans the dorsal part of the skull all the way up to the medial line.

  6. Zygomaticotemporal suture - Wikipedia

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    The zygomaticotemporal suture (or temporozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone. [1] This is part of the zygomatic arch. [1] Movement at the suture decreases with development during aging. [1] It has a complex internal structure. [1]

  7. Temporomandibular ligament - Wikipedia

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    The temporomandibular ligament originates from the lower articular tubercle of the zygomatic arch. [1] This usually has a rough surface for the ligament to attach to. [1] It attaches to the lateral and posterior border of the neck of the mandible. [1] It consists of two short, narrow fasciculi, one in front of the other. It is broader above ...

  8. Zygoma - Wikipedia

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    The zygomatic arch, a structure in the human skull formed primarily by parts of the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone; The zygomatic process, a bony protrusion of the human skull, mostly composed of the zygomatic bone but also contributed to by the frontal bone, temporal bone, and maxilla

  9. Muscles of mastication - Wikipedia

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    Zygomatic arch: Mandible (coronoid process and ramus) Temporalis: Elevates and retracts mandible (closes mouth; pulls lower jaw in/backward) Temporal bone: Mandible (coronoid process and ramus) Lateral pterygoid: Depresses?, protracts, laterally moves mandible (opens mouth?; pushes lower jaw out/forward; moves lower jaw side to side)