Fossa (anatomy)
In anatomy, a fossa (/ˈfɒsə/; pl.: fossae (/ˈfɒsiː/ or /ˈfɒsaɪ/); from 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). Some examples include:
| Fossa | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fossa |
| TA98 | A02.0.00.034 |
| FMA | 45791 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In the skull:
- Cranial fossa
- Anterior cranial fossa
- Middle cranial fossa
- Posterior cranial fossa
- Hypophyseal fossa
- Temporal bone fossa
- Mandibular fossa
- Jugular fossa
- Infratemporal fossa
- Pterygopalatine fossa
- Pterygoid fossa
- Lacrimal fossa
- 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)
- Olecranon fossa
In the lower limb:
- Fossa ovalis (thigh)
- Trochanteric fossa
- Acetabular fossa
- Popliteal fossa
- Intercondyloid fossa
- Intercondylar fossa of femur
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