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MALAR BONE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
os zygomaticum
Latin
A02.1.14.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A bone of the side of the face below the eye that in mammals forms part of the zygomatic arch and part of the orbit and articulates with the temporal, sphenoid, and frontal bones and with the maxilla of the upper jaw.

OBS

zygoma: The term "zygoma" is best avoided; it means the [zygomatic] arch, though it is often incorrectly used as a name for the zygomatic bone.

OBS

zygomatic bone: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.14.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

Key term(s)
  • cheek bone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
os zygomaticum
Latin
A02.1.14.001
classification system code, see observation
CONT

De forme quadrilatère, l'os zygomatique forme la partie antéro-latérale du bord, de la paroi latérale et du plancher de l'orbite ainsi que la majeure partie du bord infra-orbitaire. [...] L'os zygomatique s'articule avec les os frontal, sphénoïde, temporal et maxillaire.

OBS

os zygomatique : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.14.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
os zygomaticum
Latin
A02.1.14.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Hueso par, corto y compacto, situado en la parte más externa de la cara, en forma cuadrilátera, que forma el pómulo de la cara y parte de la órbita y presenta un saliente o proceso cigomático que se une hacia atrás con el proceso cigomático del hueso temporal.

OBS

A02.1.14.001: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional.

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