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the zygomaticus bone is the cheek bone or malar bone

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The zygomatic arch is made up of what two specific structures of what two bones?

The zygomatic bone, a portion of the frontal bone, and a portion of the temporal bone.


What Form zygomatic arch?

The zygomatic bone and the temporal bone.


Is zygomatic process synonyms with zygomatic arch?

Yes, the zygomatic process is a part of the temporal bone that forms the zygomatic arch, which is also known as the cheekbone. The zygomatic arch consists of the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.


Which muscles originate on the Zygomatic arch?

The zygomatic arch supports the main jaw muscle, the masseter, which is necessary both for biting and chewing food and for speech. Several other facial muscles attach to the zygomatic bone, as well.


What muscle originates in the zygomatic process?

The zygomatic process is located on the temporal bone. The process is connected to the zygomatic bone to create the zygomatic arch.


Temporal and zygomatic bones join to form?

Temporal and zygomatic bones join to form the zygomatic arch or the cheek bone. The masseter joins here as well to make the chewing muscle.


What bone contains the mastoid styloid and zygomatic processes?

The temporal bone contains the mastoid process, styloid process, and zygomatic process. It is a vital bone for skull structure and also houses the middle and inner ear structures.


What forms the anterior portion of the zygomatic arch?

the zygomatic bone forms the anterior portion.The arch is formed by the zygomatic bone. Not to be confused with the maxilla, although the arch does eventually meet the maxilla.


What are the sutures of the skull?

The sutures, synarthrotic joints, for the zygomatic bones are between the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, which forms the zygomatic arch.


What is the name of the chin bone?

Your cheekbone is actually called the zygomatic process which is a combination of two bones your zygomatic bone and your temporal bone... but the bone you feel and see on your face is your zygomatic


Temporal bones articulates with what?

The temporal bones articulate with the parietal bones superiorly, the sphenoid bone anteriorly, the occipital bone posteriorly, and the zygomatic bones laterally.


Which bone or bones make up the cheekbones?

The zygomatic arch is the bone name for the cheekbone. The arch is made up of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone.