Fossa (anatomy)

In anatomy, a fossa (/ˈfɒsə/; pl.: fossae (/ˈfɒs/ or /ˈfɒs/); 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
Latinfossa
TA98A02.0.00.034
FMA45791
Anatomical terminology

In the skull:

In the mandible:

  • Retromolar fossa

In the torso:

In the upper limb:

In the lower limb:

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