This foramen sits on the anterolateral (cheek) surface just inferior to the orbital margin. It transmits the zygomaticofacial vessels and nerve. Sometimes it is doubled, one foramen transmitting the vessels, the other foramen the nerve.

Zygomatic comes from the Greek word zygon meaning yoke, after its resemblance to a yoke placed on oxen. The word facial comes from the Latin facies meaning a face or surface. Foramen is the Latin term designating a hole-like opening. It is derived from the Latin forare meaning to bore or perforate.

Foramen zygomaticofaciale

Foramen zygomaticofacial