Term Name: temporal process of zygomatic bone
Synonyms: facies temporalis ossis zygomatici, zygomatic bone temporal process
Definition: The temporal process of the zygomatic bone, directed backward and medialward, is concave, presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla, and laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa. Near the center of this surface is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal nerve.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004654]

Relationships
is part of: jugal bone zygomatic arch
is a type of: neural crest-derived structure skeletal element projection