Trochlear fovea
| Trochlear fovea | |
|---|---|
 Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Trochlear fovea not directly labeled, but visible at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fovea trochlearis |
| TA98 | A02.1.03.025 |
| TA2 | 545 |
| FMA | 57399 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
Near the nasal part of the interior surface of the frontal bone is a depression, the trochlear fovea (/ˈtrɒklɪər/),[1] or occasionally a small trochlear spine, for the attachment of the cartilaginous pulley of the Obliquus oculi superior.
References
- ^ "Trochlear | Definition of Trochlear by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Trochlear". Lexico Dictionaries | English.
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