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Zygomaticofacial foramen

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Zygomaticofacial foramen
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The skull seen from front (zygomaticofacial foramen labeled at center right)
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Left zygomatic bone. Malar surface.
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Identifiers
LatinForamen zygomaticofaciale
TA98A02.1.14.010
TA2828
FMA53169
Anatomical terms of bone

The zygomaticofacial foramen is a small aperture. It perforates the malar surface of the convex zygomatic bone near its center, for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels. Below this foramen is a slight elevation, which gives origin to the Zygomaticus.

References

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

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