![]() In front of the articular tubercle is a small triangular area which assists in forming the infratemporal fossa this area is separated from the outer surface of the squama by a ridge which is continuous behind with the anterior root of the zygomatic process, and in front, in the articulated skull, with the infratemporal crest on the great wing of the sphenoid. This tubercle forms the front boundary of the mandibular fossa, and in the fresh state is covered with cartilage. ![]() The anterior root, continuous with the lower border, is short but broad and strong it is directed medialward and ends in a rounded eminence, the articular tubercle ( eminentia articularis). The posterior root, a prolongation of the upper border, is strongly marked it runs backward above the external acoustic meatus, and is continuous with the temporal line. The posterior end is connected to the squama by two roots, the anterior and posterior roots. The anterior end is deeply serrated and articulates with the zygomatic bone. The lateral surface is convex and subcutaneous the medial is concave, and affords attachment to the Masseter. ![]() The superior border is long, thin, and sharp, and serves for the attachment of the temporal fascia the inferior, short, thick, and arched, has attached to it some fibers of the Masseter. This process is at first directed lateralward, its two surfaces looking upward and downward it then appears as if twisted inward upon itself, and runs forward, its surfaces now looking medialward and lateralward. Sometimes it may be divided by a horizontal suture into a larger upper and small lower division.The zygomatic process is a long arched process, projecting from the lower part of the squamous part of temporal bone. The zygoma ossifies from one center, appearing in fibrous tissue around the eighth week of life.
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