Foramen or Fossa - What's the difference?
foramen | fossa |
(anatomy) an opening, an orifice; a short passage.
(anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
(geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
In anatomy terms the difference between foramen and fossa
is that foramen is an opening, an orifice; a short passage while fossa is a pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.foramen
English
Noun
(foramina)- The skull contains a number of foramina through which arteries, veins, nerves, and other structures enter and exit.