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Trochlear fovea — Infobox Bone Name = Trochlear fovea Latin = fovea trochlearis GraySubject = 33 GrayPage = 137 Caption = Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Trochlear fovea not directly labeled, but visible at bottom right.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
fovea trochlearis — [TA] trochlear fovea: a depression on the anteromedial part of the orbital surface of the frontal bone for the attachment of the trochlea of the superior oblique muscle; it is often replaced by the trochlear spine … Medical dictionary
trochlear fossa — fovea trochlearis … Medical dictionary
fovea — Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Cf.:dimple. SYN: pit (1). [L. a pit] f. anterior SYN: superior f.. anterior f. SYN: superior f.. f. ar … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
pit — 1. SYN: fovea. 2. One of the pinhead sized depressed scars following the pustule of acne, chickenpox, or smallpox (pockmark). 3. A sharp pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, due to faulty or incomplete … Medical dictionary
Orbital part of frontal bone — Frontal bone. Outer surface. (The Pars orbitalis is the bottom third.) F … Wikipedia
Superior oblique muscle — Superior oblique Rectus muscles: 2 = superior, 3 = inferior, 4 = medial, 5 = lateral Oblique muscles: 6 = superior, 8 = inferior Other muscle: 9 = levator palpebrae superioris … Wikipedia
Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… … Medical dictionary
