loading...| Preferred Name | acetabular fossa | |
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fossa acetabuli fossa acetabularis (acetabuli) fossa acetabularis |
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| Definitions |
The acetabular fossa is the roughened depression in the centre of the acetabulum, surrounded by the lunate acetabular surface and the acetabular notch. The acetabular fossa provides an insertion point for the teres ligaments that secure the femoral head. It is occupied by the ligament of head of femur[WP] |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014445 |
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It is occupied by the ligament of head of femur[WP] |
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SCTID:289666003 Wikipedia:Acetabular_fossa FMA:17269 |
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| definition |
The acetabular fossa is the roughened depression in the centre of the acetabulum, surrounded by the lunate acetabular surface and the acetabular notch. The acetabular fossa provides an insertion point for the teres ligaments that secure the femoral head. |
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fossa acetabuli fossa acetabularis (acetabuli) fossa acetabularis |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0014445 |
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acetabular fossa |
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| notation |
UBERON:0014445 |
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acetabular fossa |
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