Dechow Paul C, Wang Qian
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.
Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2016 Dec;299(12):1611-1615. doi: 10.1002/ar.23480.
This issue of The Anatomical Record is the first of a two-volume set on the zygoma (also called the cheek bone, the zygomatic bone, the malar, or the jugal, the latter term being used in vertebrates other than mammals). The zygoma is an important component of the craniofacial skeleton, in which the zygoma is a connection between the midfacial and the cranial skeletons; has a functional role as the origin of one of the masticatory muscles, the masseter muscle, and several facial muscles; has been considered as an essential buttress of the facial skeleton for resisting masticatory forces; and has importance for determining phylogenetic relationships. In humans, the zygoma is also of aesthetic significance for facial appearance, and its restoration following trauma has resulted in a large clinical literature. In this first volume of this Special Issue, a wide ranging series of papers discuss studies related to issues of development, structure, and function of the zygoma and closely related parts of the craniofacial skeleton in mammals, and in particular primates. This Introductory article provides an overview in which we discuss the primary findings of these studies and some of their implications. The second volume, which will be published as the January 2017 issue of The Anatomical Record, will focus on variation and evolution of the zygoma throughout the vertebrates. Anat Rec, 299:1611-1615, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
本期《解剖学记录》是关于颧骨（也称为颊骨、颧骨、颧突或颧弓，后者用于除哺乳动物以外的脊椎动物）的两卷本系列的第一卷。颧骨是颅面骨骼的重要组成部分，在其中颧骨是面中部与颅骨之间的连接；作为咀嚼肌之一咬肌和几块面部肌肉的起点具有功能作用；一直被认为是面部骨骼抵抗咀嚼力的重要支柱；并且对于确定系统发育关系具有重要意义。在人类中，颧骨对面部外观也具有美学意义，其创伤后的修复已产生了大量临床文献。在本期特刊的第一卷中，一系列广泛的论文讨论了与哺乳动物尤其是灵长类动物的颧骨以及颅面骨骼密切相关部位的发育、结构和功能问题相关的研究。这篇引言文章提供了一个概述，我们将在其中讨论这些研究的主要发现及其一些影响。第二卷将作为《解剖学记录》2017年1月号出版，将重点关注整个脊椎动物中颧骨的变异和进化。《解剖学记录》，299:1611 - 1615，2016。©2016威利期刊公司。
