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Preferred Label : jugal bone;

Uberon definition : the quadrilateral bone that forms the prominence of the cheek;

Uberon synonym : cheek bone; malar bone; zygomatic bone; os zygomaticum; orbital bone;

Uberon related term : os zygomaticus; jugal; zygoma; jugal bone; zygomatic; jugale;

Uberon Homology note : (...) and the infraorbital bone 3 of advanced actinopterygians (is homologous) with the jugal bone of sarcopterygians.[well established][VHOG];

Uberon Taxon note : In humans it also articulates with the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. The zygomatic is homologous to the jugal bone of other tetrapods. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossae. It presents a malar and a temporal surface; four processes, the frontosphenoidal, orbital, maxillary, and temporal; and four borders [Wikipedia:Zygomatic_bone, Wikipedia:Jugal_bone];

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the quadrilateral bone that forms the prominence of the cheek

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29/07/2025


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