Fossa (anatomy)

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In anatomy, a fossa (/ˈfɒsə/;[1][2] plural fossae (/ˈfɒsiː/ or /ˈfɒsaɪ/); from the Latin "fossa", ditch or trench) is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone).[3] Some examples include:

Fossa
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Latinfossa
TAA02.0.00.034
FMA45791
Anatomical terminology

In the Skull:

  • Cranial fossa
    • Anterior cranial fossa
    • Middle cranial fossa
      • Interpeduncular fossa
    • Posterior cranial fossa
  • Hypophyseal fossa
  • Temporal bone fossa
    • Mandibular fossa
    • Jugular fossa
  • Infratemporal fossa
  • Pterygopalatine fossa
  • Pterygoid fossa
  • Lacrimal fossa
    • Fossa for lacrimal gland
    • Fossa for lacrimal sac
  • Mandibular fossa
  • Scaphoid fossa
  • Jugular fossa
  • Condyloid fossa
  • Rhomboid fossa

In the Mandible:

  • Retromolar fossa

In the Torso:

  • Fossa ovalis (heart)
  • Infraclavicular fossa
  • Pyriform fossa
  • Substernal fossa
  • Iliac fossa
  • Ovarian fossa
  • Paravesical fossa
  • Coccygeal fossa
  • Fossa navicularis
    • Navicular fossa of male urethra
    • Fossa of vestibule of vagina
  • Ischioanal fossa

In the Upper Limb:

  • Supraclavicular fossa
  • Radial fossa
  • On the scapula:
    • Glenoid fossa
    • Supraspinous fossa
    • Infraspinous fossa
    • Subscapular fossa
  • Cubital fossa (a.k.a. Antecubital fossa)
  • Olecranon fossa

In the Lower Limb:

  • Fossa ovalis (thigh)
  • Trochanteric fossa
  • Acetabular fossa
  • Popliteal fossa
  • Intercondyloid fossa
    • Anterior intercondyloid fossa
    • Posterior intercondyloid fossa
  • Intercondylar fossa of femur

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