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acetabular fossa

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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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acetabular fossa

Synonyms

fossa acetabularis
fossa acetabularis (acetabuli)
fossa acetabuli

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pheno_slim

latin term

fossa acetabularis [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetabular_fossa ]

latin term

fossa acetabuli [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetabular_fossa ]

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It is occupied by the ligament of head of femur[WP]

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UBERON:0014445

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anatomical entity
bone fossa
part of some innominate bone
continuous_with some acetabular notch