Zygomatic bone

The zygomatic bone (also cheekbone, cheekbones or Jugale ) (Latin zygomatic bone, Os jugale ) is a paired bone of the facial skeleton at the lateral edge of the eye sockets. His backward -looking temporal extension ( processus temporalis ) forms the anterior part of the zygomatic arch ( zygomatic arch ). The zygomatic passes the Hauptkaudruck emanating from the molars from. In addition, the bone forms a part of the wall of the eye and the nasal cavity.

In birds, the os is jugale with the Os quadratojugale grown and with it forms a bone rod, which passes the rotation of the Quadratums to the maxilla.