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In anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or cheek bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the side of the skull, over the opening of the ear) and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone (the side of the cheekbone), the two being united by an oblique suture (the zygomaticotemporal suture);JOURNAL, Herring, Susan W., Mucci, Robert J., In vivo strain in cranial sutures: The zygomatic arch, Journal of Morphology, 207, 3, 1991, 225–239, 0362-2525, 10.1002/jmor.1052070302, 2814820, 1856873, the tendon of the temporal muscle passes medial to (i.e. through the middle of) the arch, to gain insertion into the coronoid process of the mandible (jawbone). The jugal point is the point at the anterior (towards face) end of the upper border of the zygomatic arch where the masseteric and maxillary edges meet at an angle, and where it meets the process of the zygomatic bone.{{clarify|date=June 2020}}The arch is typical of Synapsida (“fused arch“), a clade of amniotes that includes mammals and their extinct relatives, such as Moschops and Dimetrodon.

Structure

The zygomatic process of the temporal arises by two roots:

• an anterior, directed inward in front of the mandibular fossa, where it expands to form the articular tubercle.
• a posterior, which runs backward above the external acoustic meatus and is continuous with the supramastoid crest.

The upper border of the arch gives attachment to the temporal fascia;JOURNAL, Abul-Hassan HS, von Drasek Ascher G, Acland RD, Surgical anatomy and blood supply of the fascial layers of the temporal region, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 77, 1, 17–28, January 1986, 3941846, 10.1097/00006534-198601000-00004, 34872321, the lower border and medial surface give origin to the masseter.

Society and culture

High cheekbones are pronounced zygomatic arches, causing the upper part of the cheeks to jut out and form a line cut into the sides of the face. High cheekbones, forming a symmetrical face shape, are very common in fashion models and may be considered a beauty trait in both males and females within Eurocentric beauty standards.BOOK, Sex and Society,books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA91, 2 November 2012, September 2009, Marshall Cavendish, 978-0-7614-7906-2, 91,

Etymology

(File:Zygomatic-arch.jpg|thumb|The zygomatic arch on a man)The term zygomatic derives from the Greek ζύγωμα zygōma, meaning “bolt, bar”, derived from ζυγο-, “yoke, join”. The Greek word was already used with this anatomical sense by Galen (2.437, 746) in the 2nd century AD. The zygomatic arch is occasionally referred to as the zygoma, but this term usually refers to the zygomatic bone or occasionally the zygomatic process.

Other animals

The zygomatic arch is significant in evolutionary biology, as it is part of the structures derived from the ancestral single temporal fenestra of the synapsid ancestor of mammals.

Additional images

File:Gray137.png|Left temporal bone, outer surfaceFile:Gray165.png|Left zygomatic bone, malar surfaceFile:Gray187.png|Base of skull, inferior surfaceFile:Gray382.png|The temporalis; the zygomatic arch and masseter have been removed.File:Gray1024.png|Dissection, showing salivary glands of right sideFile:Sygomafracture.png|Fracture of the zygomatic arch as seen on plain X-rayFile:Slide6JAN.JPG|Zygomatic arch, base of skull

See also

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• Zygoma fracture
• Zygomasseteric system
• Zygomatic complex fracture
• Zygomaticotemporal suture

References

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External links

• {{NormanAnatomy|Lesson1}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|latskullitems}})
• WEB,www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s34257.000-1.html, Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1, Roche Lexicon – illustrated navigator, Elsevier,www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s34257.000-1.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120722052131www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s34257.000-1.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120722052131www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s34257.000-1.html, 2012-07-22,

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