The malar, or zygomatic, bone forms the cheek and the lower, outside rim of the |orbits|. The |temporal process| of the malar bone curves around the side of the |skull| to meet the zygomatic ~process~ of the |temporal bone|, forming the zygomatic arch. The upper, frontal part of the malar bone, forming the outer rim of the |orbit| and meeting the |frontal bone|, is called the frontal ~process~, while the orbital surface defines the smooth, lower and outer wall of the orbital cavity. Each malar bone features a zygomaticofacial ~foramen~, or opening, into the bone near the lower corner of the |orbit|.
