Canine fossa
| Canine fossa | |
|---|---|
 Left maxilla. Outer surface. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Fossa canina |
| TA98 | A05.1.03.061 A02.1.12.009 |
| TA2 | 764 |
| FMA | 56762 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
In the musculoskeletal anatomy of the human head and neck, lateral to the incisive fossa is a depression called the canine fossa. It is larger and deeper than the comparable incisive fossa, and is separated from it by a vertical ridge, the canine eminence, corresponding to the socket of the canine tooth; the canine fossa gives origin to the levator anguli oris.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 158 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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