In the
human skull, the
zygomatic bone (
cheekbone,
malar bone) is a paired bone which articulates with the
maxilla, the
temporal bone, the
sphenoid bone and the
frontal bone. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the
cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the
orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossa. It presents a malar and a temporal surface; four
processes, the frontosphenoidal, orbital, maxillary, and temporal; and four borders.