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In anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, in general, 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
- On the scapula:
- See also foramen (disambiguation).