acetabular fossa
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014445
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. [ MURDOCH:100 ]
Synonyms: fossa acetabularis (acetabuli), fossa acetabularis, fossa acetabuli
Term info
- FMA:17269
- Wikipedia:Acetabular_fossa
- SCTID:289666003
pheno_slim
It is occupied by the ligament of head of femur[WP]
uberon
UBERON:0014445
Acetabular fossa