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 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 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
- Supraclavicular fossa
- Radial fossa
- On the scapula:
- * Glenoid fossa
- * Supraspinous fossa
- * Infraspinous fossa
- * Subscapular fossa
- Cubital fossa
- Olecranon fossa