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rami zygomatici nervi facialis(medicine)
ala orbitalis(medicine)

eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici (medicine)


eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici -->
orbital tubercle of zygomatic bone


A small elevation on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone, just within the orbital margin, about 1 cm below the zygomaticofrontal suture; it gives attachment to the lateral check ligament, the lateral palpebral ligament, and the suspensory ligament of the eyeball.

Synonym: eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici, orbital eminence of zygomatic bone, Whitnall's tubercle.