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  2. Jugal bone - Wikipedia

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    Jugal bone labelled Ju, in pale green, at centre left. The jugal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians and birds. In mammals, the jugal is often called the malar or zygomatic. It is connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, as well as other bones, which may vary by species.

  3. Skull - Wikipedia

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    The jugal is a skull bone that found in most of the reptiles, amphibians and birds. In mammals, the jugal is often called the zygomatic bone or malar bone. [8] The prefrontal bone is a bone that separates the lacrimal and frontal bones in many tetrapod skulls.

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. Quadratojugal bone - Wikipedia

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    In tetrapods with a quadratojugal bone, it often forms a portion of the jaw joint. Developmentally, the quadratojugal bone is a dermal bone in the temporal series, forming the original braincase. The squamosal and quadratojugal bones together form the cheek region [4] and may provide muscular attachments for facial muscles. [5]

  7. Squamosal bone - Wikipedia

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    The squamosal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians, and birds. In fishes, it is also called the pterotic bone. [1] In most tetrapods, the squamosal and quadratojugal bones form the cheek series of the skull. [2] The bone forms an ancestral component of the dermal roof and is typically thin compared to other skull bones. [3]

  8. Jugular foramen - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy figure: 22:5b-12 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center; Anatomy figure: 22:4a-08 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center; cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (IX, XI) "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier.

  9. Base of skull - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terms of bone [ edit on Wikidata ] The base of skull , also known as the cranial base or the cranial floor , is the most inferior area of the skull .