The squamous part of temporal bone, or temporal squama, forms the front and upper part of the temporal bone, and is scale-like, thin, and translucent.

The zygomatic processes are three processes (protrusions) from other bones of the skull which each articulate with the zygomatic bone. The three processes are:Zygomatic process of frontal bone from the frontal bone Zygomatic process of maxilla from the maxilla Zygomatic process of temporal bone from the temporal bone