Preferred Label : temporal process of zygomatic bone;
Uberon definition : The temporal process of the zygomatic bone, directed backward and medialward, is concave,
presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla, and
laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary
of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa. Near the center
of this surface is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal
nerve.;
Uberon synonym : zygomatic bone temporal process; processus temporalis (os zygomaticum);
Origin ID : 0004654;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
The temporal process of the zygomatic bone, directed backward and medialward, is concave,
presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla, and
laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary
of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa. Near the center
of this surface is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal
nerve.
