Lateral surface of zygomatic bone

Facies lateralis ossis zygomatici

  • Related terms: Lateral surface; Lateral surface (Zygomatic bone)

Definition

The lateral surface (malar surface) is convex and perforated near its center by a small aperture, the zygomaticofacial foramen, for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve and vessel

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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