What is the zygoma bone and what is the zygomatic arch? Those are questions often being raised. In order to address that kind of questions let us review the anatomy of the zygoma bone and the zygomatic arch.On the part of the following description of the anatomy.
The shape and structure of the zygoma bone and the zygomatic arch
Zygoma is located at the bottom of the lateral orbit, diamond-shaped, forming the cheek bony process in the cheek area. The temporal process of zygoma reaches back to meet the zygomatic process of the temporal bone forming the zygomatic arch.The zygomatic arch is located at the side of caraon arched laterally. Its upper edge is sharp and easy palpable.Zygoma has four processes They are the frontal process, the maxillary process , temporal process and the orbital process respectively.
