Search Results for: fossa
Antecubital fossa
Antecubital Fossa Definition The antecubital fossa or the cubital fossa is the triangular-shaped hollow depression between... Read More
Vestibular fossa
vestibular fossa --> fossa of vestibule of vagina The portion of the vestibule of the vagina between the frenulum of the... Read More
Cubital fossa
Definition noun (anatomy) The fossa in the anterior of the cubitus, or simply the depression in front of the... Read More
Fossa vestibuli vaginae
Fossa vestibuli vaginae --> fossa of vestibule of vagina The portion of the vestibule of the vagina between the frenulum... Read More
Fossa triangularis
Fossa triangularis --> triangular fossa The depression at the upper part of the auricle between the two crura of the... Read More
Fossa glandulae lacrimalis
Fossa glandulae lacrimalis --> lacrimal fossa a hollow in the orbital plate of the frontal bone, formed by the... Read More
Navicular fossa of urethra
navicular fossa of urethra The terminal dilated portion of the urethra in the glans penis. Synonym: fossa navicularis... Read More
Fossa ovarica
Fossa ovarica --> ovarian fossa a depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the... Read More
Ovarian fossa
ovarian fossa A depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the obliterated umbilical... Read More
Lesser supraclavicular fossa
Lesser supraclavicular fossa a triangular space between the two heads of origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Synonym:... Read More
Antecubital space
Definition noun (anatomy) The fossa in the anterior of the cubitus, or simply the depression in front of the... Read More
Digastric muscle
Digastric Definition The digastric muscle is a paired muscle located under the jaw, consisting of the anterior and... Read More
Foramen magnum
Definition noun A large opening in the anterior inferior portion of occipital bone in the cranium that serves an outlet of... Read More
Sigmoid sulcus
sigmoid sulcus --> groove for sigmoid sinus A broad groove in the posterior cranial fossa, first situated on the lateral... Read More
Petrotympanic fissure
Definition noun A narrow transverse slit dividing the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone into tympanic and petrous... Read More
Fossula petrosa
Fossula petrosa --> petrosal fossula a small and often only faintly marked depression on the inferior surface of the... Read More
Mylohyoid groove
mylohyoid groove A groove on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible beginning at the lingula; it lodges the... Read More
Lunate surface of acetabulum
Lunate surface of acetabulum The curved articular surface that surrounds the acetabular fossa and articulates with the head... Read More
Tuber omentale
tuber omentale An eminence on the visceral surface of the left hepatic lobe to the left of the fossa for the ductus venosus,... Read More
Facies sacropelvina ossis ilii
Facies sacropelvina ossis ilii --> sacropelvic surface of ilium The medial surface of the ilium behind and below the... Read More
Orbicularis oris
orbicularis oris (Science: anatomy, muscle) origin, by nasolabial band from septum of the nose, by superior incisive bundle... Read More
Gallbladder
Definition noun A small, pear-shaped, muscular, hollow organ responsible for storing bile, and for creating insulin in the... Read More
Pituitary gland
Definition noun, plural: pituitary glands An endocrine gland situated off the bottom of the hypothalamus, and acts as the... Read More
Right sagittal fissure
right sagittal fissure A sagittal groove on the undersurface of the liver formed by the fossa vesicae felleae anteriorly and... Read More
Ala orbitalis
Ala orbitalis --> lesser wing of sphenoid bone One of a bilateral pair of triangular, pointed plates extending laterally... Read More
Lacrimal gland
Definition noun, plural: lacrimal glands Either of the two almond-shaped glands in the upper lateral part of the orbit and... Read More