Zygomatico-orbital_foramen

Zygomatico-orbital foramina

Zygomatico-orbital foramina

Canals in the skull

The zygomatico-orbital foramina are two canals in the skull, that allow nerves to pass through. The orifices are seen on the orbital process of the zygomatic bone.

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One of these canals opens into the temporal fossa, the other on the malar surface of the bone.

The former transmits the zygomaticotemporal, the latter the zygomaticofacial nerve.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 165 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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