What is the cheekbone called?
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The cheekbone is called the zygomatic bone. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a small, roughly quadrangular bone.
Summary
The cheekbone is called the zygomatic bone. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a small, roughly quadrangular bone.
What it is
- A small, roughly quadrangular bone.
- Forms the prominence of the cheek.
- Contributes to the outer wall and floor of the eye socket.
Where it is
- On the side of the face, below and lateral to the eye.
- Joins the maxilla, temporal, frontal, and sphenoid bones.
- Sends a slender arch (the zygomatic arch) back to the temporal bone.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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