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Fossa (anatomy)

Depression or hollow, usually in a bone

Summary

Depression or hollow, usually in a bone

Field	Value
Name	Fossa
Latin	fossa

In anatomy, a fossa (; : fossae ( or ); ) is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone). Some examples include:

In the skull:

Cranial fossae
- Anterior cranial fossa
- Middle cranial fossa
  - Interpeduncular fossa
- Posterior cranial fossa
Hypophyseal fossa
Temporal bone fossae
- Mandibular fossa
- Jugular fossa
Infratemporal fossa
Pterygopalatine fossa
Pterygoid fossa
Lacrimal fossae
- Fossa for lacrimal gland
- Fossa for lacrimal sac
Scaphoid 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
Navicular fossae
- 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 or chelidon)
Olecranon fossa

In the lower limb:

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

References

''[[OED]]'' 2nd edition, 1989.
[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossa Entry "fossa"] in ''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]''.
Venieratos D, Anagnostopoulou S, Garidou A., A new morphometric method for the sella turcica and the hypophyseal fossa and its clinical relevance.;Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2005 Nov;64(4):240-7. {{PMID. 16425149

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