Zygomaticotemporal foramen

Bone: Zygomaticotemporal foramen

Left zygomatic bone. Temporal surface.
Latin	foramen zygomaticotemporale
Gray's	subject #40 164

Near the center of the temporal surface of the zygomatic bone is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal nerve.

External links

SUNY Labs 22:os-0409
Zygomaticotemporal+foramen at eMedicine Dictionary

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

Bones of head and neck: the facial skeleton of the skull (TA A02.1.08–15, GA 2.156–177)

Maxilla

Surfaces	Anterior: fossae (Incisive fossa, Canine fossa) · Infraorbital foramen · Anterior nasal spine Infratemporal: Alveolar canals · Maxillary tuberosity Orbital: Infraorbital groove · Infraorbital canal Nasal: Greater palatine canal

Processes	Zygomatic process Frontal process (Agger nasi, Anterior lacrimal crest) Alveolar process Palatine process (Incisive foramen, Incisive canals, Foramina of Scarpa, Incisive bone, Anterior nasal spine)

Other	Body of maxilla · Maxillary sinus

Zygomatic

Orbital process (Zygomatico-orbital) · Temporal process (Zygomaticotemporal) · Lateral process (Zygomaticofacial)

Palatine

Fossae	Pterygopalatine fossa · Pterygoid fossa

Plates	Horizontal plate (Posterior nasal spine) · Perpendicular plate (Greater palatine canal, Sphenopalatine foramen, Pyramidal process)

Processes	Orbital · Sphenoidal

Mandible

Body	external surface (Symphysis menti, Lingual foramen, Mental protuberance, Mental foramen, Mandibular incisive canal) · internal surface (Mental spine, Mylohyoid line, Sublingual fovea, Submandibular fovea) · Alveolar part of mandible

Ramus	Mylohyoid groove (Mandibular canal, Lingula) · Mandibular foramen · Angle Coronoid process · Mandibular notch · Condyloid process · Pterygoid fovea