Fossa In Anatomy

Cerebral fossa any of the depressions on the floor of the cranial cavity. When it is lateral to the humerus it pierces the lateral intermuscular septum as it moves into the forearm anterior to the lateral epicondyle between the brachialis and brachioradialis.

The Forehead And Temporal Fossa Anatomy And Technique

Fossa a concavity in a surface especially an anatomical depression pit.

Fossa in anatomy. Arm and cubital fossa. Superior border hypothetical line between the epicondyles of the humerus. The popliteal fossa is 25 cm wide and mainly consists of fat tissue.

Fossa ovalis is one of the most important parts of the cardiovascular system of human since the fetal development until the death. Glenoid cavity glenoid fossa the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint. In anatomy a hollow or depressed area.

Closure of the foramen ovale as the baby grows and starts using the lungs the pressure is created in the foramen ovale causing it to close. Amygdaloid fossa the depression in which the tonsil is lodged. The fossa evolved on the catless island of madagascar where it became the ecological equivalent of a cat.

A trench or channel. Plural fossae ˈfsiː or ˈfsa. Teachme anatomy part of the teachme series the medical information on this site is provided as an information resource only and is not to be used or relied on for any diagnostic or treatment purposes.

From the 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. The cubital fossa is triangular in shape and thus has three borders. Blood vessels are located deep to the nerves within the fossa and include.

The superomedial aspect of the popliteal fossa is bounded by the semimembranosus and. Condylar fossa condyloid fossa either of two pits on the lateral portion of the occipital bone. Lateral border medial border of the brachioradialis muscle.

Medial border lateral border of the pronator teres muscle. A slender long tailed carnivorous mammal cryptoprocta ferox of the family eupleridae of madagascar that has retractile claws usually reddish brown or sometimes black short thick fur and anal scent glands. In anatomy a fossa ˈfs.

Descends inferolaterally with the deep artery of the arm in the radial groove between the lateral and medial heads of the triceps.

Figure Cubital Fossa Image Courtesy S Bhimji Md