Zygomaticofacial foramen

Zygomaticofacial foramen
Zygomaticofacial foramen
	The skull seen from front (zygomaticofacial foramen labeled at center right)
	Left zygomatic bone. Malar surface.
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Identifiers
Latin	foramen zygomaticofaciale
TA98	A02.1.14.010
TA2	828
FMA	53169
	Anatomical terms of bone [ edit on Wikidata]

Last updated July 19, 2025

The zygomaticofacial foramen is a small^{[ citation needed ]} opening upon the lateral (facial) surface of the zygomatic bone near the bone's orbital border. It gives passage to the zygomaticofacial nerve, artery, and vein. It is often doubled; it is sometimes absent.^[1]

Inferior to the foramen is a slight elevation which gives origin to the zygomaticus muscle.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 164 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 615. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Anatomy figure: 22:01-08 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

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[:224-1] Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 615. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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