How does contraction of muscles passing under the zygomatic arch move the mandible?
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The zygomatic arch is a bony structure on the skull that forms the cheekbone and part of the eye socket. It is composed of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone. Show more…
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