Zygomatic process of frontal bone
- Zygomatic process of frontal bone
Infobox Bone
Name = Zygomatic process of frontal bone
Latin = processus zygomaticus ossis frontalis
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Caption = Left zygomatic bone. (Zygomatic process of frontal bone is the part of the frontal bone (upper part of picture) which protrudes above the rest of the bone, connecting to the zygomatic bone.)
Caption2 = Frontal bone at birth. (Zygomatic process visible at lower right.)
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The zygomatic process of frontal bone is the part of the zygomatic process consisting of the frontal bone.
The supraorbital margin of the frontal bone ends laterally in the zygomatic process, which is strong and prominent, and articulates with the zygomatic bone. The zygomatic process of the frontal bone extends from the frontal bone laterally and inferiorly.
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