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Fossa (anatomy)
In
anatomy
, a
fossa
is a depression or
hollow
, usually in a bone, such as the
hypophyseal fossa
. Some
examples
include:
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
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
Olecranon fossa
In the
Lower
Limb:
Fossa ovalis
Trochanteric fossa
Acetabular fossa
Popliteal fossa
Intercondyloid fossa
*
Anterior intercondyloid fossa
*
Posterior intercondyloid fossa
Intercondylar fossa of femur