Trochlear fovea

Near the nasal part of the interior surface of the frontal bone is a depression, the trochlear fovea (/ˈtrɒklɪər/),[1] or occasionally a small trochlear spine, for the attachment of the cartilaginous pulley of the Obliquus oculi superior.

Trochlear fovea
Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Trochlear fovea not directly labeled, but visible at bottom right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinfovea trochlearis
TA98A02.1.03.025
TA2545
FMA57399
Anatomical terms of bone

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 137 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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