Fossa

A depre ion, furrow, or sinus. F., Canine, the depre ion on the external surface of the superior maxillary bone, giving rise to the origin of the levator anguli or is and compre or nas i muscles. F., Condyloid, a fo a behind each condyle of the occipital bone. F. coronaris, the boundary between the disc and corona, in Medusa:. F., Cranial, any fo a of the skull. F., Digastric, a deep groove on the inner aspect of the mastoid proce for the attachment of the digastric muscle. F., Digital, a deep depre ion at the base of the inner surface of the great trochanter of the femur. receives Glenoid, the fo a in the temporal bone that IF., the condyle of the lower jaw. F., Hyaloid, a depre ion in the anterior surface of the vitreous body for the crystalline lens. F., Hyoid, a small cavity external to the ary-epiglottic fold on either side of the larynx. It is also called the Sinus piriform is. F., Iliac, the smooth internal surface of the ilium. F., Incisive, a depre ion in the superior maxillary bone just above the incisor teeth. F., Infra clavicular. See F., s. F. in no min at a. Same as F. scaphoidea. F., Jugular, a deep excavation in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, forming part of the posterior lacerated foramen. F. lachrymal is, the depre ion in the frontal bone for the reception of the lachrymal gland. F., Lenticular. Same as F., Hyaloid. F., Mohrenheim's, the infra clavicular fo a; a triangular depre ion beneath the clavicle. F., Myrtiform. Same as F., Incisive. F., Nasal, the nostrils. See ATasal Fo a. F. navicular is, Morgagni's fo a, a fo a within the penis, formed by a dilatation in the spongy portion of the urethral pa age. F.. Occipital, a fo a behind the condyle of the occipital bone. F., Olfactory, the fo a in the fetus that develops into the nasal fo a. F. oval is, an oval depre ion in the right auricle of the heart. F., Palatine, the anterior palatine canal pa ing through the palatine proce of the superior maxillary bone. It branches into four compartments, the foramina of Stensen, and the foramina of Scarpa. F. patellar is, a depre ion on the anterior aspect of the vitreous humor in which rests the posterior surface of the lens. F., Pituitary, a depre ion below the olivary proce of the sphenoid bone lodging the pituitary body. F., Pre pontile, the anterior foramen caecum.