Anatom3DZygomatic bones
Ossa zygomatica · Kosti lícní
Skeleton
Looks like
The cheekbone on each side, forming the prominence of the cheek and the outer rim of the eye socket.
What it does
Shapes the face, protects the eye and anchors the chewing muscle that closes the jaw.
Keeping it well
Punches and falls break it; a flattened cheek, a numb upper lip or double vision after injury needs an X-ray or scan.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Achondroplasia
- Acromegaly
- Brain abscess
- Fractures
- Fragility fracture
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
- Osteomalacia & rickets
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Sarcoma
- Traumatic brain injury (moderate to severe)
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
- Vitamin D deficiency