• Source: Fossa (anatomy)

In anatomy, a fossa (; pl.: fossae ( or ); from Latin 'ditch, trench') 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 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
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
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 or chelidon)
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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• Fossa
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