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];