Fossa

Fossa is the Latin word for ditch or trench. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following:

Anatomy
In anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, typically in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example the antecubital fossa. Some examples include:


 * Antecubital fossa
 * Fossa navicularis
 * Cuboid fossa
 * Anterior cranial fossa
 * Middle cranial fossa
 * Posterior cranial fossa
 * Jugular fossa
 * Fossa ovalis (heart)
 * Fossa ovalis (thigh)
 * Iliac fossa
 * Pelvic fossa
 * Popliteal fossa
 * Supraclavicular fossa
 * On the Temporal bone
 * Mandibular fossa
 * Jugular fossa
 * On the scapula:
 * Glenoid fossa to accept the humerus
 * Supraspinous fossa
 * Infraspinous fossa
 * Subscapular fossa


 * See also foramen.

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