Preferred Name |
zygomatic arch |
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Synonyms |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002500 |
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BSPO_0000126 | ||
depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Gray188-Sphenozygomatic_suture.png |
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label |
zygomatic arch |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0002500 |
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prefLabel |
zygomatic arch |
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UBPROP_0000008 |
The zygomatic arch is significant in evolutionary biology, as it is part of the structures derived from the ancestral single temporal fenestra of the synapsid ancestor of mammals. |
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UBPROP_0000010 |
The zygomatic process of the temporal arises by two roots: an anterior, directed inward in front of the mandibular fossa, where it expands to form the articular tubercle. a posterior, which runs backward above the external acoustic meatus and is continuous with the supramastoid crest. The upper border of the arch gives attachment to the temporal fascia; the lower border and medial surface give origin to the Masseter |
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UBPROP_0000013 |
The zygomatic arch is occasionally referred to as the zygoma, but this term usually refers to the zygomatic bone or occasionally the zygomatic process. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015212 |