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Fossa (anatomy) - Quiz
Contributed by: Perkins
  • 1. What is the Latin origin of the word 'fossa'?
A) Pit or valley
B) Hollow or cave
C) Bone or joint
D) Ditch or trench
  • 2. Which bone contains the hypophyseal fossa?
A) Temporal bone
B) Sphenoid bone
C) Mandible
D) Scapula
  • 3. Which of these is a fossa located in the skull?
A) Popliteal fossa
B) Mandibular fossa
C) Iliac fossa
D) Cubital fossa
  • 4. Which fossa is located in the heart?
A) Substernal fossa
B) Ovarian fossa
C) Pyriform fossa
D) Fossa ovalis
  • 5. Where is the glenoid fossa located?
A) Skull
B) Scapula
C) Mandible
D) Femur
  • 6. Which of the following is found in the upper limb?
A) Radial fossa
B) Iliac fossa
C) Trochanteric fossa
D) Retromolar fossa
  • 7. The cubital fossa is also known as what?
A) Rhomboid fossa
B) Chelidon
C) Navicular fossa
D) Scaphoid fossa
  • 8. Where is the popliteal fossa located?
A) Lower limb
B) Upper limb
C) Skull
D) Torso
  • 9. Which fossa is associated with the mandible?
A) Retromolar fossa
B) Olecranon fossa
C) Acetabular fossa
D) Supraspinous fossa
  • 10. Which of these is a cranial fossa?
A) Middle cranial fossa
B) Subscapular fossa
C) Infraclavicular fossa
D) Intercondylar fossa
  • 11. The fossa for the lacrimal gland is located in which region?
A) Skull
B) Lower limb
C) Torso
D) Upper limb
  • 12. Which fossa is located on the femur?
A) Radial fossa
B) Intercondylar fossa
C) Olecranon fossa
D) Glenoid fossa
  • 13. Which of the following is located in the torso?
A) Supraspinous fossa
B) Iliac fossa
C) Jugular fossa
D) Radial fossa
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