Fovea () (Latin for "pit"; plural foveae ) is a term in

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. It refers to a pit or depression in a structure.

Human anatomy

Fovea centralis The ''fovea centralis'' is a small, central pit composed of closely packed Cone cell, cones in the eye. It is located in the center of the ''macula lutea'' of the retina. The ''fovea'' is responsible for sharp central visual perception, vision ...

of the retina * Fovea buccalis or dimple *

Fovea Fovea () (Latin for "pit"; plural foveae ) is a term in anatomy. It refers to a pit or depression in a structure. Human anatomy *Fovea centralis of the retina * Fovea buccalis or dimple * Fovea of the femoral head * Trochlear fovea of the fr ...

of the femoral head * Trochlear fovea of the frontal bone *

Pterygoid fovea The pterygoid fovea (occasionally called the pterygoid pit or the pterygoid depression) is located on the mandible. It is a concave surface on the medial side of the neck of the condyloid process of the mandible. It is located posterior to the ma ...

of the mandible neck * Fovea ethmoidalis part of the frontal bone of skull that separates ethmoid sinuses from the anterior cranial fossa. * Fovea cardiaca

Spider anatomy

* Fovea (spider), a depression in the centre of the carapace

Human anatomy

Spider anatomy

See also