| digastric fossa | A hollow on the posterior surface of the base of the mandible, on either side of the median plane, giving attachment to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle. Synonym: fossa digastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| digital fossa | A depression at the root of the neck of the femur beneath the curved tip of the great trochanter; it gives attachment to the tendon of the obturator externus. Synonym: fossa trochanterica, digital fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenojejunal fossa | A peritoneal recess extending upward behind the superior duodenal fold. Synonym: recessus duodenalis superior, duodenojejunal fossa, duodenojejunal recess, Jonnesco's fossa, superior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliac fossa | The smooth inner surface of the ilium above the arcuate line, giving attachment to the iliacus muscle. Synonym: fossa iliaca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliacosubfascial fossa | A peritoneal recess between the psoas muscle and the crest of the ilium. Synonym: Biesiadecki's fossa, fossa iliacosubfascialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iliopectineal fossa | A hollow between the iliopsoas and pectineus muscles in the centre of the femoral triangle, lodging the femoral vessels and nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisive fossa | The depression in the midline of the bony palate behind the central incisors into which the incisive canals open. Synonym: fossa incisiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incudal fossa | A small depression in the lower and posterior part of the epitympanic recess that lodges the short limb of the incus. Synonym: fossa for incus, incudal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior duodenal fossa | The variable peritoneal recess which lies behind the inferior duodenal fold and along the ascending part of the duodenum. Synonym: recessus duodenalis inferior, Gruber-Landzert fossa, inferior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infraclavicular fossa | A triangular depression bounded by the clavicle and the adjacent borders of the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles. Synonym: fossa infraclavicularis, deltoideopectoral triangle, deltoideopectoral trigone, infraclavicular triangle, Mohrenheim's fossa, Mohrenheim's space, regio infraclavicularis, trigonum deltoideopectorale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infraduodenal fossa | A peritoneal recess occasionally found behind the third part of the duodenum, between it and the aorta. Synonym: recessus retroduodenalis, infraduodenal fossa, retroduodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infraspinous fossa | The hollow on the dorsal aspect of the scapula inferior to the spine, giving attachment chiefly to the infraspinatus muscle. Synonym: fossa infraspinata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infratemporal fossa | The cavity on the side of the skull bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch and ramus of the mandible, medially by the lateral pterygoid plate, anteriorly by the zygomatic process of the maxilla, posteriorly by the articular tubercle of the temporal bone and the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate, and above by the squama of the temporal bone and the infratemporal crest on the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: fossa infratemporalis, zygomatic fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinal fossa | See: lateral inguinal fossa, medial inguinal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| innominate fossa | A shallow depression between the false vocal cord and the aryepiglottic fold on either side. Synonym: fossa innominata. (05 Mar 2000) |