The<unk>  (malar<unk>  is a paired<unk>  of the human skull. It articulates with the maxilla, the temporal<unk> , the sphenoid<unk>  and the frontal<unk> . It forms part of the orbit and is commonly referred to as the cheekbone. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face: it forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossae [Fig. 1]. It presents a malar and a temporal surface; four processes, the frontosphenoidal, orbital, maxillary, and temporal; and four borders.
Zygomatic bone
Pisiform bone
Parietal bone
Hyoid bone
Sphenoid bone
Occipital bone
Capitate bone
Frontal bone