Zygomaticofacial foramen

The zygomaticofacial foramen is a small^{[citation needed]} opening upon the lateral (facial) surface of the zygomatic bone near the bone's orbital border. It gives passage to the zygomaticofacial nerve, artery, and vein. It is often doubled; it is sometimes absent.^[1]

Zygomaticofacial foramen
The skull seen from front (zygomaticofacial foramen labeled at center right)
Left zygomatic bone. Malar surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	foramen zygomaticofaciale
TA98	A02.1.14.010
TA2	828
FMA	53169
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

Inferior to the foramen is a slight elevation which gives origin to the zygomaticus muscle.^{[citation needed]}