The
zygomatic arch or
cheek bone is formed by the
zygomatic process of temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the side of the
skull, over the opening of the ear) and the temporal process of the
zygomatic bone (the side of the cheekbone), the two being united by an oblique suture (
zygomaticotemporal suture); the tendon of the
Temporalis passes medial to the arch to gain insertion into the
coronoid process of the
mandible. The
jugal point is the point at the anterior end of the upper border of the
zygomatic arch where the masseteric and maxillary edges meet at an angle. The jugal point is the anterior end of upper border of the zygomatic arch where it meets the process of the zygomatic bone.