The zygomaticofacial foramen is a small aperture. It perforates the malar surface of the convex

zygomatic bone In the human skull, the zygomatic bone (from grc, ζῠγόν, zugón, yoke), also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone which articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. It is s ...

near its center, for the passage of the

zygomaticofacial nerve The zygomaticofacial nerve or zygomaticofacial branch of zygomatic nerve (malar branch) passes along the infero-lateral angle of the orbit, emerges upon the face through the zygomaticofacial foramen in the zygomatic bone, and, perforating the orbi ...

and vessels. Below this

foramen In anatomy and osteology, a foramen (;Entry "foramen"
in

is a slight elevation, which gives origin to the Zygomaticus.

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* Foramina of the skull {{musculoskeletal-stub